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SPRING 2012 FCAT/FCAT 2.0

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M-DCPS SPRING 2012 FCAT WRITING ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE*

Day 1Tuesday,

February 28

Day 2Wednesday,February 29

Day 3Thursday,

March 1

Grade 4Writing Prompt

(45 Minutes) Make-up Testing Make-up Testing





*The 2012 FCAT Writing extended testing window for the Visually Impaired (VI) and Hospital/Homebound Program students is February 28 – March 6, 2012.

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M-DCPS SPRING 2012 FCAT/FCAT 2.0 RETAKE ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE*

Grade Level

Day 1Monday,April 9

Day 2Tuesday,April 10

Day 3Wednesday,

April 11

Day 4 Thursday,

April 12

Day 5Friday,

April 13

Day 6Monday,April 16

Day 7Tuesday, April 17

Day 8Wednesday,

April 18

Day 9 Thursday,

April 19

Day 10Friday,

April 20

10+-Adult

FCAT/FCAT 2.0 Reading and Mathematics Computer-Based Testing

FCAT Reading

Paper-based

Notes:*FCAT 2.0 Reading Retake and FCAT Mathematics Retake are computer-based only; FCAT Reading Retake is optional for computer-based. Computer-based testing (CBT) sessions may be scheduled during the entire two-week testing window, April 9 – 20, 2012. FCAT Reading Retake paper-based test and paper accommodations (for students with documented accommodations only) must be administered on Days 1 – 5 of the testing window, April 9 – 13, 2012.**For the FCAT 2.0 Reading Retake CBT or paper accommodations, two sessions should be administered on separate days, and students may take up to half of a typical school day to complete each test session. The FCAT Reading Retake and FCAT Mathematics Retake is administered as one session, and students may take up to the length of a typical school day to complete the test, but must complete the test in one day.

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M-DCPS SPRING 2012 FCAT/FCAT 2.0 ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE*Grade Level



Day 3Wednesday,

April 18

Day 4Thursday,April 19

Day 5Friday,April 20



Day 8Wednesday,

April 25

Day 9Thursday,April 26

Day 10Friday,April 27

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FCAT 2.0 Reading Session 1 (70 minutes)

FCAT 2.0 Reading Session 2(70 minutes)

FCAT 2.0 Mathematics Session 1 (70 minutes)

FCAT 2.0 Mathematics Session 2(70 minutes)

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FCAT 2.0 Mathematics Session 1(70 minutes)


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FCAT 2.0Reading Session 1 (70 minutes)



FCAT 2.0 MathematicsSession 2 (70 minutes)

FCAT 2.0Science Session 1 (80 minutes)

FCAT 2.0Science Session 2 (80 minutes)

6***

FCAT 2.0 Mathematics Sessions 1 & 2 (70 minutes each)

FCAT 2.0 Reading ( 2 Sessions, 70 minutes each over 2 days)

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8




FCAT 2.0ScienceSessions 1 & 2 (80 minutes each)

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10***FCAT 2.0 Reading ( 2 Sessions, 70 minutes each over 2 days)

Paper-based Accommodations

Notes: *The Spring 2012 FCAT/FCAT 2.0 extended testing window for the Visually Impaired (VI) and Hospital/Homebound Program students is April 9 - April 27, 2012.**Early Returns: All Grade 3 testing must be completed by Tuesday, April 24, 2012. All Grade 9 FCAT 2.0 Reading tests and paper-based Grade 10 FCAT 2.0 Reading tests must be completed by Friday, April 20, 2012.***Grade 6 FCAT 2.0 Reading test is a computer-based test (CBT). Grade 6 FCAT 2.0 Reading CBT sessions may be scheduled between days 2-10 of the testing window, April 17 through April 27, 2012. Grade 6 FCAT 2.0 Reading paper accommodations (for students with documented accommodations only) must be administered on Day 2 and Day 3 of the testing window, with makeup testing administered through Day 10, as needed.****Grade 10 FCAT 2.0 Reading test is a computer-based test (CBT). Grade 10 FCAT 2.0 Reading CBT sessions may be scheduled between days 1-10 of the testing window. Grade 10 FCAT 2.0 Reading paper accommodations (for students with documented accommodations only) must be administered on Day 1 and Day 2 of the testing window, with make-up testing administered through Day 5, as needed.

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2012 FLORIDA COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT TEST (FCAT) WRITING

SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES

January 9 – 13, 2012 Delivery of 2011- 2012 FCAT Writing Test Administration Manuals.

February 7, 9, or 13, 2012 Mandatory FCAT/ FCAT 2.0 training meetings for school assessment coordinators.

February 13 – 21, 2012 Delivery of 2012 FCAT Writing test booklets and pre-ID labels to schools.

February 14 – 24, 2012School assessment coordinators appoint and train test administrators and proctors for FCAT Writing.

Notify parents of FCAT Writing test administration.

February 28, 2012 Administration of FCAT Writing to all eligible students in grades 4, 8, and 10.

February 28 – March 6, 2012 Extended testing window for Visually Impaired and Hospital/Homebound students only.

February 29 – March 1, 2012 Conduct FCAT Writing make-up testing for grades 4, 8, and 10, as needed.

March 2 or 5, 2012* Middle , Senior High, and Alternative Centers: Return all FCAT Writing materials.

March 6 or 7, 2012* Elementary and K-8 Centers:Return all FCAT Writing materials.

*On the scheduled return dates, schools must hand-deliver all FCAT Writing materials to the Test Distribution Center (TDC), 13135 S.W. 26th Street, Miami, FL 33175 by 3:30 p.m.

2012 FLORIDA COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT TEST (FCAT/FCAT 2.0)

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READING, MATHEMATICS, AND SCIENCE (RMS) AND RETAKE

SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES

February 6 - April 6 Administration of FCAT/FCAT 2.0 Reading, Mathematics, and Science Sample Test materials.

February 7, 9, or 13 FCAT/FCAT 2.0 training meetings for school assessment coordinators.

February 14 - April 4 School assessment coordinators appoint and train test administrators for FCAT/FCAT 2.0.

February 21 - 27 Delivery of FCAT/FCAT 2.0 test administration manuals to schools.

March 19 - April 4 Delivery of FCAT/FCAT 2.0 test documents, PreID labels, and Special Documents (Large Print, Braille, and One-item-per-page) to schools.

March 30 Deadline for eligible adult education center students to register for the Spring 2012 FCAT/FCAT 2.0 Retake Administration.

Adult education center school assessment coordinators contact the Test Distribution Center (TDC) with counts of FCAT/FCAT2.0 Retake materials needed.

March 30 or April 2

Adult education center school assessment coordinators pick up FCAT/FCAT 2.0 Retake test materials and calculators at TDC.

April 9 - 13 Paper-based administration of FCAT/FCAT 2.0 Retake (FCAT Reading Retake paper-based selected schools and eligible students with accommodations) (see specific administration schedule).

April 9 - 20 Computer-based administration of FCAT/FCAT 2.0 Retake for eligible students (see specific administration schedule).

April 9 - 27 FCAT/FCAT 2.0 R/M/S extended testing window only for the Visually Impaired (VI) and Hospital/Homebound students.

April 16 - 27 Administration of FCAT/FCAT 2.0 R/M/S assessments, Grades 3-10 (see specific administration schedule).

April 23 - 25* Adult Centers: Hand-deliver to TDC ALL FCAT/FCAT 2.0 Retake materials, including Special Documents (Large Print, Braille, and One-item-per-page)) and calculators.

Senior High Schools and Alternative Centers: Hand-deliver to TDC ONLY “To Be Scored” FCAT/FCAT 2.0 Retake, Grade 9 and 10 paper-based test materials; and all Special Documents (Large Print, Braille, and One-item-per-page), including VI calculators.

Elementary and K-8 Centers (Grade 3 Only):Hand-deliver to TDC ONLY “To Be Scored” Grade 3 FCAT 2.0 R/M materials and all Grade 3 Special Documents (Large Print, Braille, and One-item-per-page), including VI calculators.

April 30 - May 2* Elementary, K-8 Centers, and Middle (Grades 4 – 8):Return ONLY “To Be Scored” Grades 4 – 8 FCAT 2.0 R/M/S materials and all Special Documents (Large Print, Braille, and One-item-per-page), including VI calculators.

May 7 - 15 Pick-up by Falcon Shipping Inc. of “NOT TO BE SCORED” FCAT 2.0 R/M/S and FCAT/FCAT 2.0 Retake test materials (yellow labeled boxes) and “District Assessment Coordinator Only Box” from school sites.

*On the scheduled return dates, schools must hand deliver the specified “To Be Scored” materials only to the Test Distribution Center (TDC), 13135 S.W. 26th Street, Miami, FL 33175 by 3:30 p.m.

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FCAT / FCAT 2.0SAMPLE PARENT LETTER(ENGLISH VERSION)

[Date]

Dear Parent/Guardian,

This letter serves as notification that your student will be taking the Spring 2012 Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) Writing assessment scheduled on February 28, 2012. The FCAT Writing is a statewide assessment that measures students’ writing skills in grades 4, 8, and 10. It is important for your child to be present for the testing session. Therefore, this notice is being sent home so that you can note this date and avoid making appointments for your child that might conflict with testing.

It is important for you and your student to understand the following policies before testing:

■ Electronic Devices—If your student is found with ANY electronic devices during testing, his or her test will be invalidated, which means it will not be scored. The best practice would be for students to leave devices at home or in their lockers on the day of testing.

■ Student Pledge —Your student will be asked to sign a pledge prior to testing that says, “I agree that I will not give or receive unauthorized help during this test. I understand that giving or receiving such help during the test is cheating and will result in the invalidation of my test results.” In addition, students are responsible for protecting their answers from being seen by others. If students are caught cheating during testing their tests will be invalidated.

■ Leaving Campus—If your student leaves campus before completing the test (for lunch, an appointment, or illness, etc.), he or she WILL NOT be allowed to complete the test. If your student does not feel well on the day of testing, it may be best for him or her to wait and be tested on a make-up day.

If you have any questions related to this test administration, you may contact [School Contact] at [Contact Info]. For more information about the statewide assessment program, visit the FDOE website at http://fcat.fldoe.org/.

Thank you for supporting your student as he/she prepares for the test.

Sincerely,[Principal Name]

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FCAT WRITING SAMPLE PARENT LETTER(ENGLISH VERSION)

http://fcat.fldoe.org/

[D at e]

Estimados padres de familia/Tutores:

La presente tiene como propósito notificarles que su hijo tomará la Prueba de la primavera de 2012 de la Evaluación Integral de la Florida (FCAT) de Composición programada para el 28 de febrero de 2012. La FCAT de Composición es una evaluación que se administra en todo el estado a los estudiantes en los grados 4º, 8º y 10º para evaluar sus destrezas en composición. Es importante que su hijo esté presente en todas las sesiones de la prueba. Por lo tanto, enviamos este aviso a sus hogares a fin de que anoten dichas fechas y eviten concertar citas para su hijo que pudieran estar en conflicto con las pruebas.

Es importante que usted y su hijo entiendan las políticas que aparecen a continuación antes de que su hijo tome la prueba:

■ Dispositivos electrónicos —Si se encuentra a su hijo con CUALQUIER dispositivo electrónico mientras toma la prueba, se le invalidará la prueba, lo que significa que no recibirá una calificación. La mejor práctica sería que los estudiantes dejaran los dispositivos en la casa o en sus casilleros (lockers) en el día de la prueba.

■ Compromiso del estudiante—Se le pedirá a su hijo que firme un compromiso antes de tomar la prueba que dice, “Estoy de acuerdo que durante esta prueba no recibiré o brindaré ayuda que no haya sido autorizada. Comprendo que prestar o recibir tal ayuda durante la prueba es hacer trampa que dará como resultado que se invaliden los resultados de mi prueba”. Además, los estudiantes son responsables de proteger que sus respuestas no sean vistas por otros. Si se encuentra a los estudiantes haciendo trampas mientras están haciendo sus pruebas, la misma se invalidará.

■ Abandono del recinto—Si su hijo abandona el recinto antes de haber terminado la prueba (para almorzar, por una cita o por enfermedad, etc.), NO SE LE permitirá que termine la prueba. Si su hijo no se siente bien el día de la prueba, será mejor para él o ella que esperen para tomarla en una día de recuperación de prueba.

Si tuviese cualquier pregunta relacionada con la administración de esta prueba, se puede comunicar con [School Contact] al [Contact Info]. Para más información acerca del programa de evaluaciones estatales, visite el sitio “Web” del Departamento de Educación de la Florida http://fcat.fldoe.org/.

Gracias por apoyar a su hijo o hija mientras él / ella se prepara para la prueba.

Atentamente, [Principal Name]

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FCAT WRITING SAMPLE PARENT LETTER(SPANISH VERSION)


[Date] (Writing)

Chè Paran/Gadyen,

Lèt sa ap sèvi kòm notifikasyon elèv ou a pral pran an Prentan 2012 “Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) Writing” (Redaksyon Egzamen Evalyasyon Konpreyansif Evalyasyon) nan orè 28 fevriye 2012. Redaksyon FCAT se yon evalyasyon atravè eta a ki mezire ladrès ekri redaksyon elèv nan 4 yèm, 8yèm ak 10yèm ane eskolè. Li enpòtan pou pitit ou a prezan pou sesyon egzamen an. Pakonsekan, nou voye avi sa a lakay ou pou w ka note dat sa a e evite fè randevou pou pitit ou ki ka vin gen konfli ak egzamen an.

Li enpòtan pou oumenm ak elèv ou a konprann règ ki ap suiv yo anvan egzamen an:

■ Aparèy Elektwonik—Si yo jwenn elèv ou a avèk KÈLKESWA materyèl elektwonik pandan egzamen an, yo ap anile egzamen li a, ki vle di li pap resevwa yon nòt. Meyè bagay pou elèv yo fè se kite aparèy yo lakay oubyen klete yo nan kazye yo jou egzamen an.

■ Pwomès Elèv —Y ap mande elèv ou a pou l siyen yon pwomès anvan egzamen an ki di, “mwen dakò, mwen pap bay oubyen resevwa èd ki pa otorize pandan egzamen sa a. Mwen konprann bay oubyen resevwa èd konsa pandan egzamen an se triche e l ap lakòz yo anile rezilta egzamen mwen an.” Anplis, elèv yo responsab pou pwoteje repons yo pou lòt elèv pa wè yo. Si yo kenbe elèv yo ap triche pandan egzamen an, yo ap anile egzamen yo a.

■ Kite Kanpous la—Si elèv ou a kite kanpous la anvan li fini egzamen an (pou repa midi, yon randevou, oubyen maladi, eks.), Yo PAP kite l fini egzamen an. Si pitit ou a pa santi l byen jou egzamen an, li mye pou l tann e pran egzamen an nan yon jou ratrapaj.

Si w gen kesyon konsènan administrasyon egzamen sa a, ou ka kontakte [School Contact] nan [Contact Info]. Pou plis enfòmasyon sou pwogram evalyasyon atravè tout eta a, vizite sit Entènèt FDOE a nan http://fcat.fldoe.org/.

Mèsi dèske w sipòte elèv ou a pandan li ap prepare pou egzamen an.

Sensèman,

[Principal Name]

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FCAT WRITING SAMPLE PARENT LETTER(HAITIAN-CREOLE VERSION)

FCAT/FCAT 2.0 RETAKE SAMPLE PARENT LETTER(ENGLISH VERSION)


[Date]


This letter serves as notification that your student will be taking the Spring 2012 Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) / FCAT 2.0 Retake scheduled on April 9-20, 2012. It is important for your child to be present for all scheduled testing sessions. Therefore, this notice is being sent home so that you can note these dates and avoid making appointments for your child that might conflict with testing.

Please note that the FCAT 2.0 Reading Retake and the FCAT Mathematics Retake are computer-based assessments only. In addition, some selected schools will also be offering the FCAT Reading Retake as a computer-based assessment. Paper-based test materials (regular print and Braille) are available only if these accommodations are documented on the student’s Individual Educational Plan (IEP) or Section 504 plans.

Students [will have/have had] an opportunity to participate in a practice test to become familiar with the software, item types, and online tools they will encounter and use during testing. If you or your student would like to review the CBT practice test at home, you can download instructions and a practice test (called an “ePAT”) at www.FLAssessments.com/ePAT. Your student may practice as often as is necessary prior to testing.




■Invalidations After Testing —The FDOE employs a test security company, Caveon Test Security, to analyze student test results to detect unusually similar answer patterns. Student results within a school that are found by Caveon to have extremely similar answer patterns will be invalidated.

■ Leaving Campus—If your student leaves campus before completing the test (for lunch, an appointment, or illness, etc.), he or she WILL NOT be allowed to complete the

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http://www.FLAssessments.com/ePAT

test. If your student does not feel well on the day of testing, it may be best for him or her to wait and be tested on a make-up day.



Sincerely,[Principal Name]

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[Date]


La presente tiene el propósito de notificarles que su hijo repetirá la Prueba la Primavera 2012 de Evaluación Integral de la Florida FCAT/FCAT 2.0 programada para tomar lugar del 9 al 20 de abril de 2012. Es importante que su hijo esté presente en todas las sesiones de la prueba. Por lo tanto, enviamos este aviso a sus hogares a fin de que anoten dichas fechas y eviten concertar citas para su hijo que pudieran estar en conflicto con las pruebas.

Por favor, tengan en cuenta que la repetición de la Prueba de la FCAT 2.0 de lectura y la repetición de la Prueba FCAT de Matemáticas son evaluaciones que solamente se administrarán en una computadora. Algunas escuelas selectas también estarán ofreciendo la repetición de la prueba FCAT en lectura, en una computadora. Solamente se proporcionarán las evaluaciones en papel (impreso y en Braille) para aquellos estudiantes que en su Plan Educacional Individual (IEP, por sus siglas en inglés) o en los planes de la Sección 504, se haya documentado necesitan tales ajustes.

Los estudiantes [tendrán/han tenido] la oportunidad de participar en una prueba de entrenamiento para que se familiaricen con el programa, con los tipos de contenido y las herramientas que encontrarán en línea y que puede usar durante la prueba. Si usted o su hijo desease repasar en su hogar la prueba de entrenamiento concerniente a las evaluaciones que se administran en computadoras (computer-based test o CBT, por sus siglas en inglés) pueden bajar las instrucciones y la prueba de entrenamiento (llamada “ePAT”) de la página www.FLAssessments.com/ePAT. Su hijo puede practicar las veces que sea necesario antes de tomar la prueba.



■ Compromiso del estudiante—Se le pedirá a su hijo que firme un compromiso antes de tomar la prueba que dice, “Estoy de acuerdo que durante esta prueba no recibiré o brindaré ayuda que no haya sido autorizada. Comprendo que prestar o recibir tal ayuda durante la prueba es hacer trampa que dará como resultado que se invaliden los resultados de mi prueba”. Además, los estudiantes son responsables de proteger sus respuestas para que no sean vistas por otros. Si se encuentra a los estudiantes haciendo trampas mientras están haciendo sus pruebas, la misma se invalidará.

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FCAT/FCAT 2.0 RETAKE SAMPLE PARENT LETTER(SPANISH VERSION)


■ Las invalidaciones después de la prueba —El Departamento de Educación de la Florida emplea a Caveon Test Security, una compañía de seguridad que se encarga de analizar los resultados de las pruebas de los estudiantes para detectar cualquier patrón que sea extraordinariamente similar en las respuestas de los estudiantes. Si Caveon encuentra que los resultados de las pruebas de estudiantes que asisten a una misma escuela muestran patrones de respuestas extraordinariamente similares, las pruebas se invalidarán. ■ Abandono del recinto—Si su hijo abandona el recinto antes de haber terminado la prueba (para almorzar, por una cita o por enfermedad, etc.), NO SE permitirá que él / ella termine la prueba. Si su hijo no se siente bien el día de la prueba, será mejor para él o ella que esperen para tomarla en una día en que se vuelve a ofrecer la misma.


Gracias por apoyar a su hijo o hija mientras él / ella se prepara para la prueba.


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[Date] (Retake)

Chè Paran/Gadyen,

Lèt sa ap sèvi kòm notifikasyon elèv ou a pral pran an Prentan 2012 “Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) FCAT 2.0 Retake” (Repran Egzamen Evalyasyon Konpreyansif FCAT 2.0) nan orè 9 jiska 20 avril 2012. Li enpòtan pou pitit ou a prezan pou tout sesyon egzamen yo. Pakonsekan, nou voye avi sa a lakay ou pou w ka note dat sa yo e evite fè randevou pou pitit ou ki ka vin gen konfli ak egzamen an.

Silvouplè note Repran Lekti FCAT 2.0 a ak Repran Matematik FCAT se evalyasyon ki baze sou òdinatè sèlman. Anplis, nan kèlke lekòl yo chwazi tou pou Repran Lekti FCAT a kòm avalyasyon ki baze sou òdinatè. Egzamen ki baze sou materyèl papye (enprimri regilye e Baille) ap disponib sèlman si akomodasyon sa yo dokimante sou “Individual Educational Plan (IEP)” (Plan Edikasyonèl Endividyèl) elèv la oubyen plan Seksyon 504. Elèv [ki ap gen/ki te gen] yon opòtinite pou patisipe nan yon egzamen pratik pou vin familye ak pwogram òdinatè, kalite kesyon, e zouti sou Entènèt yo pral rankontre e sèvi pandan egzamen an. Si oumenm oubyen elèv la ta vle revize egzamen pratik “CBT” lakay la, ou ap jwenn enstriksyon e yon egzamen pratik (ki rele “ePAT”) sou www.FLAssessments.com/ePat. Elèv ou a kab pratike ase souvan ki nesesè anvan egzamen an.




■ Anilasyon Apre Egzamen —FDOE anplwaye yon konpayi sekirite egzamen, “Caveon Test Security”, pou analize rezilta elèv yo pou detekte resanblans ki ra nan modèl repons yo. Caveon ap anile rezilta elèv nan menm lekòl li twouve modèl repons yo gen twòp resanblans.

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FCAT/FCAT 2.0 RETAKE SAMPLE PARENT LETTER(HAITIAN-CREOLE VERSION)

http://www.FLAssessments.com/ePat




Sensèman,

[Principal Name]

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[Date]


This letter serves as notification that your student will be taking the Spring 2012 Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) 2.0 scheduled on April 16-27, 2012. It is important for your child to be present for all testing sessions. Therefore, this notice is being sent home so that you can note these dates and avoid making appointments for your child that might conflict with testing.

The FCAT 2.0 is a statewide assessment that measures students’ reading skills in grades 3-10, mathematics skills in grades 3-8, and science skills in grades 5 and 8. Please note that the Grade 6 and 10 FCAT 2.0 Reading tests will only be offered on the computer. Paper-based test materials (regular print and Braille) are available only if these accommodations are documented on the student’s Individual Educational Plan (IEP) or Section 504 plans.

Students [will have/have had] an opportunity to participate in a practice test to become familiar with the software, item types, and online tools they will encounter and use during testing. If you or your student would like to review the CBT practice test at home, you can download instructions and a practice test (called an “ePAT”) at www.FLAssessments.com/ePAT. Your student may practice as often as is necessary prior to testing.




■Invalidations After Testing —The FDOE employs a test security company, Caveon Test Security, to analyze student test results to detect unusually similar answer patterns. Student results within a school that are found by Caveon to have extremely similar answer patterns will be invalidated.

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FCAT/FCAT 2.0 SAMPLE PARENT LETTER(ENGLISH VERSION)


■ Leaving Campus—If your student leaves campus before completing the test (for lunch, an appointment, or illness, etc.), he or she WILL NOT be allowed to complete the test. If your student does not feel well on the day of testing, it may be best for him or her to wait and be tested on a make-up day.



Sincerely,

[Principal Name]

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[Date]


La presente tiene el propósito de notificarles que su hijo tomará la Prueba de la primavera 2012 de Evaluación Integral de la Florida (FCAT) 2.0 programada para tomar lugar del 16 al 27 de abril de 2012. Es importante que su hijo esté presente en todas las sesiones de la prueba. Por lo tanto, enviamos este aviso a sus hogares a fin de que anoten dichas fechas y eviten concertar citas para su hijo que pudieran estar en conflicto con las pruebas.

La FCAT 2.0 es una evaluación que se administra a todos los estudiantes en el estado para evaluar sus destrezas en la lectura en los grados del 3o al 10º; las destrezas de las matemáticas en los grados del 3o al 8o y las destrezas en las ciencias en los grados 5o y 8o. Por favor, tenga en cuenta que la Prueba FCAT 2.0 de Lectura para los grados 6º y 10º se administrará solamente en computadora. Solamente se proporcionarán las evaluaciones en papel (impreso y en Braille) para aquellos estudiantes que en su Plan Educacional Individual (IEP, por sus siglas en inglés) o en los planes de la Sección 504 se haya documentado necesitan de tales ajustes.

Los estudiantes [tendrán/han tenido] la oportunidad de participar en una prueba de entrenamiento para que se familiaricen con el programa, con los tipos de contenido y las herramientas que encontrarán en línea y que pueden usar durante la prueba. Si usted o su hijo desease repasar en su hogar la prueba de entrenamiento concerniente a las evaluaciones que se administran en computadoras (computer-based test o CBT, por sus siglas en inglés) pueden bajar las instrucciones y la prueba de entrenamiento (llamada “ePAT”) de la página www.FLAssessments.com/ePAT. Su hijo puede practicar las veces que sea necesario antes de tomar la prueba.



■ Compromiso del estudiante—Se le pedirá a su hijo que firme un compromiso antes de tomar la prueba que dice, “Estoy de acuerdo que durante esta prueba no recibiré o brindaré ayuda que no haya sido autorizada. Comprendo que prestar o recibir tal ayuda durante la prueba es hacer trampa que dará como resultado que se invaliden los resultados de mi prueba”. Además, los estudiantes son responsables de proteger sus respuestas para que no sean vistas por otros. Si se encuentra a los estudiantes haciendo trampas mientras están haciendo sus pruebas, la misma se invalidará.

■ Las invalidaciones después de la prueba —El Departamento de Educación de la Florida emplea a Caveon Test Security, una compañía de seguridad que se encarga de

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FCAT/FCAT 2.0 SAMPLE PARENT LETTER(SPANISH VERSION)


analizar los resultados de las pruebas de los estudiantes para detectar cualquier patrón que sea extraordinariamente similar en las respuestas de los estudiantes. Si Caveon encuentra que los resultados de las pruebas de estudiantes que asisten a una misma escuela muestran patrones de respuestas extraordinariamente similares, las pruebas se invalidarán. ■ Abandono del recinto—Si su hijo abandona el recinto antes de haber terminado la prueba (para almorzar, por una cita o por enfermedad, etc.), NO SE permitirá que él o ella termine la prueba. Si su hijo no se siente bien el día de la prueba, será mejor para él o ella que esperen para tomarla en una día en que se vuelve a ofrecer la misma.


Gracias por apoyar a su hijo o hija mientras él o ella se prepara para la prueba.


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[Date]

Chè Paran/Gadyen,

Lèt sa ap sèvi kòm notifikasyon elèv ou a pral pran an Prentan 2012 “Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) 2.0” (Egzamen Evalyasyon Konpreyansif 2.0) nan orè 16 jiska 27 avril 2012. Li enpòtan pou pitit ou a prezan pou tout sesyon egzamen yo. Pakonsekan, nou voye avi sa a lakay ou pou w ka note dat sa yo e evite fè randevou pou pitit ou ki ka vin gen konfli ak egzamen an.

FCAT 2.0 a se yon evalyasyon atravè eta a ki mezire ladrès lekti elèv nan 3yèm jiska 10yèm ane eskolè, ladrès matematik elèv nan 3yèm jiska 8yèm ane eskolè, e ladrès syans elèv nan 5yèm ak 8yèm ane eskolè. Silvouplè note yo ap ofri egzamen Lekti FCAT 2.0 a pou 6yèm a 10yèm ane eskolè sou òdinatè sèlman. Egzamen ki baze sou materyèl papye (enprimri regilye e Baille) ap disponib sèlman si akomodasyon sa yo dokimante sou “Individual Educational Plan (IEP)” (Plan Edikasyonèl Endividyèl) elèv la oubyen plan Seksyon 504. Elèv [ki ap gen/ki te gen] yon opòtinite pou patisipe nan yon egzamen pratik pou vin familye ak pwogram òdinatè, kalite kesyon, e zouti sou Entènèt yo pral rankontre e sèvi pandan egzamen an. Si oumenm oubyen elèv la ta vle revize egzamen pratik CBT lakay la, ou ap jwenn enstriksyon e yon egzamen pratik (ki rele “ePAT”) sou www.FLAssessments.com/ePat. Elèv ou a kab pratike ase souvan ki nesesè anvan egzamen an.




■ Anilasyon Apre Egzamen —FDOE anplwaye yon konpayi sekirite egzamen, “Caveon Test Security”, pou analize rezilta elèv yo pou detekte resanblans ki ra nan modèl repons yo. Caveon ap anile rezilta elèv nan menm lekòl li twouve modèl repons yo gen twòp resanblans.

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FCAT / FCAT 2.0 SAMPLE PARENT LETTER(HAITIAN CREOLE VERSION)

FCAT/FCAT 2.0 SAMPLE PARENT LETTER(HAITIAN CREOLE VERSION)





Sensèman,

[Principal Name]

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FCAT/FCAT 2.0 ELL ACCOMMODATIONS SAMPLE PARENT LETTER

Dear Parents:

On _____________________, your child will be participating in the administration of the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT/FCAT 2.0).

Because your child is receiving English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) services, he/she is entitled to certain testing accommodations when taking the FCAT/FCAT 2.0. Your child will be provided with the testing accommodation(s) that are most appropriate for his/her needs.

The following English Language Learners (ELLs) accommodations apply to the FCAT/FCAT 2.0:

1. Students may be given additional time as necessary to complete the test. However, students must complete each session of the FCAT/FCAT 2.0 in one school day. Students must not be permitted to continue testing within a session from one day to another.

2. Students may be given access to an English-to-heritage language/heritage language-to-English dictionary. Such a dictionary would be familiar to ELLs because of its regular availability in instructional settings. A dictionary written exclusively in the heritage language or English shall not be provided.

3. Students may be offered the opportunity to be tested in a separate room with the ESOL or heritage language teacher acting as a test administrator.

4. The ESOL or heritage language teacher may answer student questions about the general test directions in their heritage language.

5. For the mathematics and science tests, the ESOL or heritage language teacher may answer specific questions about a word or phrase that may be confusing to the student because of limited English proficiency but is prohibited from giving assistance that will help the student solve mathematics and science test questions.

6. For the reading test, the ESOL or heritage language teacher is prohibited from answering student questions about reading passages, the question stems, or answer alternatives.

7. For the writing test, the ESOL or heritage language teacher the ESOL may answer specific questions about a word or phrase in a writing assessment prompt that is confusing the student because of limited English proficiency but is prohibited from reading the entire prompt to the student.

If you have any questions about the test or these accommodations, please contact the school.

Sincerely,

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MODELO DE CARTA PARA PADRES DE FAMILIA EN CUANTO A LOS AJUSTES PARA LOS ESTUDIANTES CON DOMINIO LIMITADO DEL INGLÉS EN LA FCAT/FCAT 2.0

Estimados padres de familia:

El día ________________________, su hijo/a tomará una prueba de gran importancia. La Prueba de Evaluación Integral de la Florida (FCAT/FCAT 2.0).

Debido a que su hijo/a está recibiendo clases de Inglés para personas cuyo idioma materno es otro (ESOL, English for Speakers of Other Languages, por sus siglas en inglés) califica para ciertos ajustes cuando tome dicha prueba. A sus hijos, se les proporcionarán ajustes adecuados a sus necesidades durante dicha prueba.

Los siguientes ajustes para los estudiantes con dominio limitado del inglés (ELL) aplican a la FCAT/FCAT 2.0: 1. A los estudiantes ELL, se les pudiera otorgar tiempo adicional para terminar la prueba

según sea necesario. Sin embargo, los estudiantes deben terminar cada una de las sesiones de la FCAT/FCAT 2.0 durante la misma jornada escolar. A los estudiantes no se les permitirá continuar con una sesión de la prueba al día siguiente.

2. A los estudiantes ELL, se les facilitará el acceso a un diccionario bilingüe de inglés a la lengua materna/de la lengua materna al inglés. Dicho diccionario sería familiar a los estudiantes ELL ya que está disponible regularmente en el aula. No se les proporcionará un diccionario escrito exclusivamente en la lengua materna o en inglés.

3. A los estudiantes ELL, se les ofrecerá la oportunidad de que examinen en un aula separada con el maestro de ESOL o el maestro de su lengua materna que estará actuando como administrador de dicha prueba.

4. El maestro de ESOL o de la lengua materna responderá en el idioma materno a las preguntas del estudiante acerca de las instrucciones generales de la prueba.

5. En las pruebas de matemáticas y ciencias, el maestro de ESOL o de la lengua materna responderá en el idioma materno del estudiante cualquier pregunta específica sobre una palabra o frase que pudiera confundir al estudiante por su dominio limitado del inglés, pero al maestro se le prohíbe prestar asistencia que ayude al estudiante a solucionar las respuestas a las preguntas de las pruebas de matemáticas o ciencias.

6. En la prueba de lectura, se le prohíbe al maestro de ESOL o de la lengua materna responder las preguntas a los estudiantes sobre pasajes de la lectura, de dónde proviene una pregunta o alternativas en cuanto a las respuestas.

7. En la prueba de composición, se le prohíbe al maestro de ESOL o de la lengua materna leer al estudiante el tema presentado.

Si tuviesen alguna pregunta sobre esta prueba o dichos ajustes, por favor, comuníquense con la escuela.

Atentamente,

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FCAT/FCAT 2.0 LEP ACCOMMODATIONS SAMPLE PARENT LETTER HAITIAN CREOLE

Chè Paran:

Nan dat _____________________, pitit ou a pral patisipe nan “Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT/FCAT 2.0)” (Egzamen Evalyasyon Konpreyansif nan Florid).

Akoz pitit ou a ap resevwa sèvis “English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)” (Anglè pou Moun ki Pale Lòt Lang), li gen dwa pou li jwenn kèk akomodasyon le li ap pran FCAT/FCAT 2.0 la. Yo ap bay pitit ou a akomodasyon ki apwopriye a bezwen li lè l ap pran egzamen FCAT/FCAT 2.0 la.

Akomodasyon pou “English Language Learners (ELLs)” (Moun ki ap Aprann Anglè) ki anba yo aplike pou FCAT/ FCAT 2.0:

1. Si sa nesesè, yo ka bay elèv yo plis tan pou yo fini egzamen an. Sepandan, elèv yo dwe fini chak sesyon FCAT/FCAT 2.0 la nan yon jounen lekòl. Yo pa dwe pèmèt elèv yo kòmanse yon sesyon egzamen nan yon jou pou fini l nan yon lòt jou.

2. Yo ka pèmèt elèv yo sèvi ak diksyonè Anglè - lang matènèl e lang matènèl - Anglè. Yon diksyonè konsa ka pi fasil pou ELL yo itilize paske yo òdinèman disponib nan anviwònman enstriksyonèl yo. Yo pa dwe bay elèv yo yon diksyonè ki ekri nan lang matènèl yo oubyen nan lang Anglè sèlman.

3. Yo ka ofri elèv yo opòtinite pou yo pran egzamen an nan yon chanm separe avèk pwofesè ESOL oubyen pwofesè lang matènèl la ki ap sèvi kòm yon administratè egzamen.

4. Pwofesè ESOL oubyen lang matènèl la ka reponn kesyon elèv yo konsènan enstriksyon jeneral sou egzamen an nan lang matènèl yo.

5. Pou egzamen matematik ak syans, pwofesè ESOL oubyen pwofesè lang matènèl la ka reponn kesyon espesifik konsènan yon mo oubyen yon gwoup mo ki ka twouble elèv la akoz limit li nan lang Anglè, men yo entèdi li bay elèv la yon asistans ki ka ede l reponn kesyon matematik ak syans.

6. Pou egzamen lekti a, yo entèdi pwofesè ESOL oubyen lang matènèl la pou li reponn kesyon elèv konsènan pasaj lekti, orijin kesyon yo, oubyen repons altènatif yo.

7. Pou egzamen redaksyon an, pwofesè ESOL oubyen pwofesè lang matènèl la ka reponn kesyon espesifik konsènan yon mo oubyen yon gwoup mo ki nan pasaj yon egzamen redaksyon ki twouble elèv la akoz limit li nan lang Anglè, men yo entèdi pwofesè a pou l li tout tèks la pou elèv la.

Si ou gen nenpòt kesyon konsènan egzamen an oubyen akomodasyon sa yo, silvouplè kontakte lekòl la.

Sensèman,

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Procedures for Florida Home Education Program (FHEP) Students (13 / 9998)Participating in the Spring 2012 FCAT/FCAT 2.0 WRMS

FHEP Student Registration

1. In order to participate in the Spring 2012 FCAT/FCAT 2.0 Writing, Reading, Mathematics, and Science (WRMS) administrations, parents and guardians of FHEP students must present an original official registration form with a stamp of approval from the Division of Attendance Services to the school where the student will take the assessments, no later than February 10, 2012, for the FCAT Writing and no later than March 9, 2012, for the FCAT/FCAT 2.0 Reading, Mathematics, and Science (RMS). Note that Grade 11 and 12 Home Education students are NOT permitted to participate in the FCAT/FCAT 2.0 Retake.

2. To facilitate distribution of the results, parents of FHEP students were directed to provide the Office of Home Education with a self-addressed, stamped, legal-sized envelope for each participating FHEP student. If any parents bring envelopes to your school, please ensure that the students’ names are clearly marked on the envelopes and forward them to:

Mail code: 9028, Attendance ServicesAttention: Amanda Pavon, Home Education Registrar

Gridding FHEP Student Answer Documents

3. FHEP students’ answer documents (i.e. answer books) must be hand-gridded. (See instructions for gridding contained in the FCAT/FCAT 2.0 Test Administration Manual.)

4. The answer documents for all FHEP students must be coded as follows:

PROGRAM DISTRICTNUMBER

SCHOOLNUMBER

Florida Home Education Program (FHEP) 13 9998

If this school number is not entered correctly on the answer documents for FHEP students, these students’ scores will be included in your school summary reports.

5. In the space provided for students to print their name, school name, and district name, students should be instructed to write “Home Education Program” for the school name and “Miami-Dade” for the district name.

Scheduling FHEP Students for Computer-Based Testing

6. Students from the Florida Home Education Program will test at their assigned school for the Spring 2012 FCAT/FCAT 2.0 WRMS administrations. Grade 6 and 10 students will take the computer-based test (CBT) version of the FCAT 2.0 Reading test. All special program students who are eligible for the computer-based testing will be set up in PearsonAccess by District staff with the exception of eligible students with paper or

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Braille accommodations. Student Authorization Tickets will be delivered via Falcon Shipping Inc. to principals at selected schools. These are secure answer documents and must be kept in a locked, limited access location along with all secure test documents.

7. School assessment coordinators will need to assign a testing room and distribute Student Authorization Tickets, Mathematics Work Folders, and reference sheets to registered students taking the computer-based tests. Students will use their Authorization Ticket with the unique Login ID and test code to log into TestNav from their assigned school.

8. Please note if a special program student is disconnected from the computer-based test session during the test administration and needs to be resumed, the school assessment coordinator must contact the District at 305-995-3660. Please have the student’s first and last name, program name, and grade level, for District staff to resume the student’s test session.

Packing FHEP Student Answer Documents

9. The answer documents for all FHEP students must be banded together, but separately from your school’s students.

10. Packing instructions for Florida Home Education Program (FHEP) students’ answer documents are found in the test administration manuals, as follow: 2011-2012 FCAT Writing Test Administration Manual pages 52-53; diagram, page

57. Spring 2012 FCAT 2.0 RMS Test Administration Manual, pages 246-247; diagram,

page 252.

Identifying FHEP Students Tested at Your School Site

11. At the end of each testing window, school assessment coordinators will submit a report of the testing status of each Home Education Program student assigned to test at their school site, indicating: tested, absent all sessions, or invalidated for each subtest. This may be done by faxing the original list provided to the school with the requested information added to Student Assessment and Educational Testing at 305-995-7522.

FHEP Individual Student Reports

12. If all of the above procedures are followed, FHEP Individual Student Reports will be sent directly to the Home Education Office for distribution and these students’ scores will not be included in your school summary report.

Procedures for McKay Scholarship Program Students (13 / 3518)

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Participating in the Spring 2012 FCAT/FCAT 2.0 WRMS

McKay Student Registration

1. In order to participate in the administrations of the Spring 2012 FCAT/FCAT 2.0 Writing, Reading, Mathematics, and Science (WRMS), parents or guardians of McKay Scholarship Program students attending private schools must register with the District office to take the FCAT/FCAT 2.0 WRMS. You will be notified by staff from Student Assessment and Educational Testing if any students have registered to take the test at your location and what accommodations are required for each student. Note that Grade 11 and 12 McKay Scholarship Program students are NOT permitted to participate in the FCAT/FCAT 2.0 Retake.

Gridding McKay Student Answer Documents

2. McKay students’ answer documents (i.e. answer books) must be hand-gridded. (See instructions for gridding contained in the FCAT/FCAT 2.0 Test Administration Manuals.)

3. The answer documents for all McKay Scholarship Program students must be coded as follows:


SCHOOLNUMBER

McKay Scholarship Program 13 3518

If this school number is not entered correctly on the answer documents, McKay students’ scores will be included in your school summary reports.

4. In the space provided for students to print their name, school name, and district name, students should be instructed to write “McKay Scholarship Program” for the school name and “Miami-Dade” for the district name.

Scheduling McKay Students for Computer-Based Testing

5. Students from the McKay Scholarship Program will test at their assigned school for the Spring 2012 FCAT/FCAT 2.0 WRMS administrations. Students in Grades 6 and 10 will take the computer-based test (CBT) version of the FCAT 2.0 Reading test. All special program students who are eligible for the computer-based testing will be set up in PearsonAccess by District staff. Student Authorization Tickets will be delivered via Falcon Shipping Inc. to principals at selected schools. These are secure answer documents and must be kept in a locked, limited access location along with all secure test documents.

6. School assessment coordinators will need to assign a testing room and distribute Student Authorization Tickets to registered students taking the computer-based tests. Students will use their Authorization Ticket with the unique Login ID and test code to log into TestNav from their assigned school.

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7. Please note if a special program student is disconnected from computer-based test session during the test administration and needs to be resumed, the school assessment coordinators must contact the District at 305-995-3660. Please have the student’s first and last name, program name, and grade level, for District staff to resume the student’s test session.

Packing McKay Student Answer Documents

8. The answer documents for all McKay students must be banded together, but separately from your school’s students.

9. Packing instructions for McKay students’ answer documents are found in the test administration manuals, as follow:

2011-2012 FCAT Writing Test Administration Manual pages 53-54; diagram, page 57.

Spring 2012 FCAT 2.0 RMS Test Administration Manual, pages 247-248; diagram, page 252.

Identifying McKay Scholarship Program Students Tested at Your School Site

10. At the end of each testing window, school assessment coordinators will submit a report of the testing status of each McKay Scholarship Program student assigned to test at their school site, indicating: tested, absent all sessions, or invalidated for each subtest. This may be done by faxing the original list provided to the school, with the requested information added, to SAET at 305-995-7522.

McKay Individual Student Reports

11. If all of the above procedures are followed, McKay Individual Student Reports will be sent directly to the McKay Scholarship Program Office for distribution and these students’ scores will not be included in your school summary report.

Procedures for Florida Tax Credit (FTC) Scholarship Program Students (97 / 9999)

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Participating in the Spring 2012 FCAT/FCAT 2.0 WRMS

FTC Scholarship Program Student Registration

1. Students enrolled in the Florida Tax Credit (FTC) Scholarship Program (formerly known as the Corporate Tax Credit Scholarship Program) may participate in the Spring 2012 FCAT/FCAT 2.0 Writing, Reading, Mathematics, and Science (WRMS) assessment programs as individual students. For the FCAT/FCAT 2.0 WRMS administrations, parents and guardians of FTC Scholarship Program students may contact the Region Center to register for the assessments. FTC students will be assigned to schools by the Region Centers. Student Assessment and Educational Testing (SAET) will notify the assigned schools so that preparations can be made for these students. Note that Grade 11 and 12 Florida Tax Credit (FTC) Scholarship Program students are NOT permitted to participate in the FCAT/FCAT 2.0 Retake.

Gridding FTC Scholarship Program Student Answer Documents for Paper and / or Braille Accommodations

2. FTC Scholarship Program students’ answer documents (i.e. answer books) must be hand-gridded. (See instructions for gridding contained in the FCAT/FCAT 2.0 Test Administration Manuals.)

3. The answer documents for all FTC Scholarship Program students must be coded as follows:

PROGRAM DISTRICT NUMBER

SCHOOL NUMBER

Florida Tax Credit (FTC) Scholarship Program 97 9999

If this school number is not entered correctly on the answer documents, FTC Scholarship Program students’ scores will be included in your school summary reports.

4. In the space provided for students to print their name, school name, and district name, students should be instructed to write “Florida Tax Credit (FTC) Scholarship Program” for the school name and “Florida Tax Credit (FTC) Scholarship Program” for the district name.

Scheduling FTC Students for Computer-Based Testing

5. Students from the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program will test at their assigned school for the Spring 2012 FCAT/FCAT 2.0 WRMS administrations. Students in Grades 6 and 10 will take the computer-based test (CBT) version of the FCAT 2.0 Reading test. All special program students who are eligible for the computer-based testing will be set up in PearsonAccess by District staff. Student Authorization Tickets will be delivered by Falcon Shipping Inc. to principals at selected schools. These are secure documents and must be kept in a locked, limited access location along with all secure test documents.

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7. Please note if a special program student is disconnected from the computer-based test session and needs to be resumed, the school assessment coordinators must contact the District at 305-995-3660. Please have the student’s first and last name, program name, and grade level, for District staff to resume the student’s test session.

Packing FTC Scholarship Program Student Answer Documents

8. The answer documents for FTC Scholarship Program students must be banded together, but separately from your school’s students.

9. Packing directions for returning FTC Scholarship Program students’ answer documents for scoring exactly parallel those for the school’s regular students, for each program and grade level, but are coded as noted above. The applicable packing instructions are found in the test administration manuals, as follows:

2011-2012 FCAT Writing Test Administration Manual pages 54-55; diagram, page 57.

Spring 2012 FCAT 2.0 RMS Test Administration Manual, pages 248-249; diagram, page 252.

Identifying FTC Scholarship Program Students Tested at Your School Site

10. At the end of each testing window, school assessment coordinators will submit a report of the testing status of each Florida Tax Credit (FTC) Scholarship Program student assigned to test at their school site, indicating: tested, absent all sessions, or invalidated for each subtest. This may be done by faxing the original list provided to the school, with the requested information added, to SAET at 305-995-7522.

FTC Scholarship s Individual Student Reports

11. If all of the above procedures are followed, FTC Individual Student Reports will be sent directly to the Florida Department of Education Office of Independent Education & Parental Choice for distribution and these students’ scores will not be included in your school summary report.

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Procedures for Florida Virtual School Program StudentsParticipating in the Spring 2012 FCAT/FCAT 2.0 WRMS and Retake

Florida Virtual School Program Student Registration

1. Students enrolled in the Florida Virtual School Program [Florida Virtual Academy (50/7079), FLVSFT (71/0300 and (71/0400)] must participate in the Spring 2012 FCAT/ FCAT 2.0 Writing, Reading, Mathematics, and Science (WRMS) and Retake. For the Spring 2012 FCAT/FCAT 2.0 WRMS and Retake administrations, parents and guardians of Florida Virtual Program students will receive notification from the Florida Virtual Program Office advising them of the designated testing location. Student Assessment and Educational Testing (SAET) will notify these designated schools so that preparations can be made for these students.

Gridding Florida Virtual Program Student Answer Documents

2. Florida Virtual School Program students’ preidentified labels will be sent to your school as soon as they are received and school assignments are finalized. Should these labels not arrive, the answer documents (i.e. answer books) must be hand-gridded. (See instructions for gridding contained in the FCAT/FCAT 2.0 Test Administration Manuals.)

3. The answer documents for Florida Virtual School Program students must be coded as follows:

FLORIDA VIRTUAL PROGRAM

PROGRAM DISTRICT NUMBER SCHOOL NUMBER

Florida Virtual Academy 50 7079

FLVS Full-Time71 0300 (Middle School)71 0400 (High School)

If these school numbers are not entered correctly on the appropriate answer documents, Florida Virtual Program students’ scores will be included in your school summary reports.

4. In the space provided for students to print their name, school name, and district name, students should be instructed to write “Florida Virtual Academy” or “FLVS Full-Time”, as appropriate, for the school name and “Florida Virtual Academy” or “FLVS Full-Time” for the district name.

Scheduling Florida Virtual Program Students for Computer-Based Testing

5. Students in Grades 6 and 10 will take the computer-based test (CBT) version of the FCAT 2.0 Reading test and eligible students in Grades 10-12 who have not yet passed one or both parts of the FCAT/FCAT 2.0 Retake assessments will take these assessments on the computer.

6. Students from the Florida Virtual School Program will test at their assigned school for the Spring 2012 FCAT/FCAT 2.0 WRMS and Retake administrations. All special program students who are eligible for the computer-based testing will be set up in PearsonAccess by District staff. Student Authorization Tickets will be delivered by Falcon Shipping Inc. to

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principals at selected schools. These are secure documents and must be kept in a locked, limited access location along with all secure test documents.

7. School assessment coordinators will need to assign a testing room and distribute Student Authorization Tickets, Florida Work Folders, and reference sheets to registered students taking the computer-based tests. Students will use their Authorization Ticket with the unique Login ID and test code to log into TestNav from their assigned school.

8. Please note if a special program student is disconnected from the computer-based test session and needs to be resumed, the school assessment coordinator must contact the District at 305-995-3660. Please have the student’s first and last name, program name, and grade level, for District staff to resume the student’s test session.

Packing Florida Virtual School Program Student Answer Documents

9. The answer documents for Florida Virtual School Program students TO BE SCORED documents must be banded together, but separately from your school’s students.

10. Packing instructions for the Florida Virtual School Program students’ answer documents are found in the test administration manuals:

2011-2012 FCAT Writing Test Administration Manual page 55; diagram, page 57. Spring 2012 FCAT 2.0 RMS Test Administration Manual, pages 249; diagram, page

252.

Identifying Florida Virtual School Program Students Tested at Your School Site

11. At the end of each testing window, school assessment coordinators will submit a report of the testing status of each Florida Virtual School Program student assigned to test at their school site, indicating: tested, absent all sessions, or invalidated for each subtest. This may be done by faxing the original list provided to the school with the requested information added to SAET at 305-995-7522.

Florida Virtual School Program Individual Student Reports

12. If all of the above procedures are followed, Florida Virtual School Program Individual Student Reports will be mailed directly to the appropriate Florida Virtual School Program Office for distribution and these students’ scores will not be included in your school summary reports.

Procedures for Miami-Dade Online Academy (MDOA) Program Students (13 / 7001)Participating in the Spring 2012 FCAT/FCAT 2.0 WRMS and Retake

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MDOA Program Student Registration

1. Students enrolled in the K-12 Miami-Dade Online Academy Program must participate in the Spring 2012 FCAT/FCAT 2.0 Writing, Reading, Mathematics, and Science (WRMS), and Retake. For the FCAT/FCAT 2.0 WRMS and Retake, parents and guardians of Miami-Dade Online Academy students will receive notification from the Miami-Dade Online Academy advising them of the designated testing location. Student Assessment and Educational Testing (SAET) will notify these designated schools so that preparations can be made for these students.

Gridding MDOA Student Answer Documents

2. Miami-Dade Online Academy Program students’ answer documents (i.e. answer folders) must be hand-gridded. (See instructions for gridding contained in the FCAT/FCAT 2.0 Test Administration Manuals.)

3. The answer documents for Miami-Dade Online Academy students must be coded as follows:


SCHOOLNUMBER

Miami-Dade Online Academy 13 7001

If this school number is not entered correctly on the appropriate answer documents, Miami-Dade Online Academy Program students’ scores will be included in your school summary reports.

4. In the space provided for students to print their name, school name, and district name, students should be instructed to write “Miami-Dade Online Academy” for the school name and “Miami-Dade” for district name.

Scheduling MDOA Students for Computer-Based Testing

5. Students in Grades 6 and 10 will take the computer-based test (CBT) version of the FCAT 2.0 Reading test and eligible students in Grades 10-12 who have not yet passed one or both parts of the FCAT/FCAT 2.0 Retake assessments will take these assessments on the computer.

6. Students from the Miami-Dade Online Academy will test at their assigned school for the Spring 2012 FCAT/FCAT 2.0 WRMS and Retake administrations. All special program students who are eligible for the computer-based testing will be set up in PearsonAccess by District staff. Student Authorization Tickets will be delivered via Falcon Shipping Inc. to principals at selected schools. These are secure answer documents and must be kept in a locked, limited access location along with all secure test documents.

7. School assessment coordinators will need to assign a testing room and distribute Student Authorization Tickets, Mathematics Work Folders, and reference sheets to registered students taking the computer-based tests. Students will use their Authorization Ticket with the unique Login ID and test code to log into TestNav from their assigned school.

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8. Please note if a special program student is disconnected from the computer-based test session during the test administration and needs to be resumed, the school assessment coordinator must contact the District at 305-995-3660. Please have the student’s first and last name, program name, and grade level for District staff to resume the student’s test session.

Packing MDOA Program Student Answer Documents

9. The answer documents for all Miami-Dade Online Academy Program students must be banded together, but separately from your school’s students.

10. Packing directions for returning Miami-Dade Online Academy students’ answer documents for scoring exactly parallel those for the school’s regular students, for each program and grade level, but are coded as noted above. The applicable packing instructions are found in the test administration manuals, as follows:

2011-2012 FCAT Writing Test Administration Manual page 55; diagram, page 57. Spring 2012 FCAT 2.0 RMS Test Administration Manual page 249; diagram, page

252.

Identifying MDOA Students Tested at Your School Site

11. At the end of each testing window, school assessment coordinators will submit a report of the testing status of each Miami-Dade Online Academy student assigned to test at their school site, indicating: tested, absent all sessions, or invalidated for each subtest. This may be done by faxing the original list provided to the school, with the requested information added, to SAET at 305-995-7522.

MDOA Program Individual Student Reports

12. If all of the above procedures are followed, Miami-Dade Online Individual Student Reports will be sent directly to Miami-Dade Online Academy Program for distribution and these students’ scores will not be included in your school summary report.

Procedures for Hospital/Homebound (HHIP) Students (13 / 9732)Participating in the Spring 2012 FCAT/FCAT 2.0 WRMS and Retake

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The Hospital/Homebound Instructional Program (HHIP) is a District program administered through Merrick Educational Center (9732). The procedures provided in this document apply to Miami-Dade County only, and are not referenced in any of the Florida Department of Education manuals or training materials for the Spring 2012 FCAT/ FCAT 2.0.

Questions regarding gridding or handling of HHIP student documents, test administration or accommodation guidelines, or packing and return of HHIP students’ materials should be directed to Student Assessment and Educational Testing at 305-995-7520.

HHIP Student Participation

1. Students enrolled in the Merrick Hospital/Homebound Instructional Program (HHIP) may be referred back to their originating (home) school in order to participate in the Spring 2012 FCAT/FCAT 2.0 Writing, Reading, Mathematics, Science (WRMS), and Retake administrations. The schools that will be testing these students will receive a list with the student’s demographic information and information regarding required testing accommodations to be provided for each student, as applicable.

2. All students in the Merrick HHIP programs who are unable to test at their home school will be tested on-site, in their homes, or at a designated remote location by HHIP test administrators.

Gridding HHIP Student Answer Documents for Paper and / or Braille Accommodations

3. If pregridded labels are available for HHIP students correctly identifying the HHIP provider, they will be sent to the M-DCPS testing school or provided to the HHIP administrator for use on the students’ documents. If no label is available, or if the label is incorrect, the HHIP students’ answer documents must be hand-gridded with the correct demographic information.

4. The answer documents for all Hospital/Homebound Instructional Program students must be coded as follows:

HHIPSCHOOL NAME DISTRICT

NUMBERSCHOOLNUMBER

Merrick Educational Center 13 9732

If the correct school number for HHIP students is not on the answer documents, these students’ scores will be included in your school’s summary reports.

5. In the space provided for students to print their name, school name, and district name, students should be instructed to write “Merrick Educational Center” for the school name and “Miami-Dade” for the district name.

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6. Caution: M-DCPC schools may receive pregridded labels included in their regular school shipment for former students who have since withdrawn from the school and enrolled in HHIP. These labels must not be used, as the student’s results would be incorrectly assigned to the school identified on the label, not the HHIP.

7. Caution: Do not confuse students in the Hospital/Homebound Instructional Program (HHIP) with Florida Home Education Program (FHEP) students (school 9998). If in doubt, call Student Assessment and Educational Testing for clarification of the student’s status.

Scheduling HHIP Students for Computer-Based Testing

8. Students from the Hospital/Homebound Program will test at their assigned school for the Spring 2012 FCAT/FCAT 2.0 WRMS administrations. Grade 6 and 10 students will take the computer-based test (CBT) version of the FCAT 2.0 Reading. All special program students who are eligible for the computer-based testing will be set up in PearsonAccess by District staff with the exception of eligible students with paper or Braille accommodations. Student Authorization Tickets will be delivered via Falcon Shipping Inc. to principals at selected schools. These are secure answer documents and must be kept in a locked, limited access location along with all secure test documents.


10. Please note if a special program student is disconnected from the computer-based test session during the test administration and needs to be resumed, the school assessment coordinator must contact the District at 305-995-3660. Please have the student’s first and last name, program name, and grade level, for District staff to resume the student’s test session.

Packing HHIP Student Answer Documents for Paper and / or Braille Accommodations

11. Merrick Educational Center will process answer documents for students tested on-site at HHIP locations according to standard directions for schools.

12. The answer documents for all Merrick Educational Center students tested at a M-DCPS school site are to be returned along with the rest of the school’s student answer documents, but must be banded separately (as a “school within a school”), under separate document count forms. The document count forms for returning HHIP students’ answer documents must be hand-gridded and completed with the following information:

DistrictName

SchoolName

District Number

School Number

Miami-Dade Merrick Educational Center 13 9732

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Packing directions for returning HHIP students’ answer documents for scoring exactly parallel those for the school’s regular students, for each program and grade level, but are coded as noted above.

13. The FCAT/FCAT 2.0 WRMS and Retake Test Administration Manuals do not include any directions about the HHIP packing. Pack the HHIP students’ answer documents, banded and gridded as noted above, before the first banded stack for your school (if applicable), in box 1 of your “To Be Scored.” The applicable packing instructions are found in the test administration manuals, as follows:

2011-2012 FCAT Writing Test Administration Manual, diagram page 57. Spring 2012 FCAT 2.0 RMS Test Administration Manual, diagram, page 252.

Identifying HHIP Students Tested at Your School Site

14. At the end of each testing window, school assessment coordinators will submit a report of the testing status of each HHIP student assigned to test at their school site, indicating: tested, absent all sessions, or invalidated for each subtest. This may be done by faxing the original list provided to the school with the requested information added to Student Assessment and Educational Testing at 305-995-7522.

HHIP Individual Student Reports

15. If all of the above procedures are followed, HHIP Individual Student Reports will be sent directly to the Merrick Educational Center for distribution and these students’ scores will not be included in your school summary report.

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MIAMI-DADE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Summary of Spring 2012 FCAT/FCAT 2.0 Writing, Reading, Mathematics, Science (WRMS),

and Retake Test Administration Proceduresfor Elementary Schools, K-8 Centers, Middle Schools, Senior High Schools,

Alternative Education Centers, and Adult Education Centers

Note: This material does not cover every aspect of the Spring 2012 FCAT/FCAT 2.0 administrations; it highlights procedures that are specific to the test administration in Miami-Dade County Public Schools. School assessment coordinators are responsible for following the administration procedures specified in the Test Administration Manual.

The Spring 2012 Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) Writing test administration is scheduled for February 28 – March 1, 2012. In general, all students enrolled in the tested grade levels (grades 4, 8, and 10) should participate in the FCAT Writing. Students must take the test appropriate for the grade level in which they are enrolled. All grade 10 students, including retained Grade 10 students are expected to participate in FCAT Writing.

The Spring 2012 FCAT/FCAT2.0 Reading and Mathematics Retake administration is scheduled for April 9 – 20, 2012, all eligible students who have not yet passed one or both parts of the FCAT/FCAT 2.0, as required for graduation, should be encouraged to take the test during the FCAT/FCAT 2.0 Retake administration. Please note that Retained grade 10 students will take the FCAT/FCAT 2.0 Retake format if they have a grade 10 test score on file. All eligible students in Grade 10+ – Adult (AD) will take the computer-based test (CBT) version of the FCAT Mathematics Retake and the FCAT 2.0 Reading Retake tests. Note that FCAT/FCAT 2.0 Retake paper-based administrations will be available as an accommodation for eligible students. The FCAT Reading Retake is available in computer-based and paper-based formats. However, only students at schools that opted to administer the FCAT Reading Retake on the computer with take the CBT version. Procedures for setting up test sessions and students in PearsonAccess will be available in the Spring 2012 Computer-Based Testing Administration Manual. Note that FCAT/FCAT 2.0 Retake paper-based administrations will be available as an accommodation for eligible students. All paper-based administrations and paper accommodations must be administered April 9 – 13, 2012 of the testing window.

The Spring 2012 FCAT/FCAT 2.0 Reading, Mathematics, and Science (RMS) test administration is scheduled for April 16 – 27, 2012, for all students enrolled in tested grade levels (Grades 3 – 10). Grade 6 and 10 students will be administered the FCAT 2.0 Reading test on the computer. Paper-based FCAT 2.0 Reading tests for grades 6 and 10 will be available only as an accommodation for eligible students.

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Make-up testing for the paper-based tests may begin on Day 2 and continue through Day 10, as needed. All Grade 9 FCAT 2.0 Reading tests and paper-based Grade 10 FCAT 2.0 Reading tests must be completed by Friday, April 20, 2012. All Grade 3 testing must be completed by Tuesday, April 24, 2012.

FCAT/FCAT 2.0 RETAKE REGISTRATION

For the Spring 2012 administration of the FCAT/FCAT 2.0 Retake, currently enrolled senior high school and alternative education center students are not required to pre-register to take the test. School staff is responsible for identifying their enrolled students who need to participate in the graduation test administration, notifying them about the test, and assigning them to testing rooms. School staff may choose to use the Miami-Dade County Public Schools FCAT/FCAT 2.0 Retake and End-of-Course(EOC) Registration Form (FM-7276) provided as Attachment A or another alternative method for documenting that students have been advised regarding their graduation test status and the testing dates.

All other test takers (i.e., thirteenth year, Certificate of Completion, Adult Education students, and non-enrolled community members) must pre-register to participate in the Spring 2012 FCAT/FCAT 2.0 Retake administration to ensure that sufficient materials and proctors are available for the test administration.

Pre-registration is critical because it facilitates:

confirming students’ eligibility to participate in the test administration (number of credits earned and test sections needed);

ensuring that students are informed about the test dates and the scheduling of test sessions;

ensuring that students will have appropriate ID for the test session; ensuring that sufficient test administrators and proctors are scheduled; ensuring that sufficient test materials are available to meet the testing needs of

pre-registered students; ensuring that students are advised that they may only test at one location during

each testing window; assigning students to testing rooms and generating rosters of students to be

tested; and maintaining test security.

The Miami-Dade County Public Schools FCAT/FCAT 2.0 Retake and End-of-Course (EOC) Registration Form (FM-7276), provided in Attachment A, can be used for student registration. This form may be obtained electronically from Records and Forms Management (http://forms.dadeschools.net/search.asp) and may be duplicated as needed. Please note that students are required to show valid picture identification at registration and again at the entrance to testing. Students should be informed of the test format (computer or paper-based administration) at the time of registration, and should be given information regarding the computer-based testing practice test (ePat).

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Thirteenth year and Certificate of Completion students must register at the school or center in which they are planning to take the test. These students may register to test in either their senior high school or an adult education center, but may test at only one location for each administration. Schools or centers must inform these students about the registration procedures and about the registration deadline.

Adult education centers must test any of their enrolled students who need to take the FCAT. In addition, non-enrolled community members and former students who were in a graduating class prior to 2011 may take the FCAT Retake at an adult education center. All students must register in advance, by Friday, March 30, 2012, in order to ensure that they can be accommodated and that sufficient materials are available.

However, students may be permitted to register after this date on a space-available basis. At the time of registration and before scheduling the student to participate in a test session, the student’s eligibility for the test must be verified.

ADMISSION OF STUDENTS TO TESTING

Each test administrator must have a list of those students who are assigned to test in his/her room for each session. The list must have the student’s name and Florida identification number. Students’ photo identification must be checked before unfamiliar students are admitted to a testing room. Only those students who are on the pre-assigned list for a testing room and who have photo identification will be admitted to a test session.

Tardy registered students are not to be admitted to a testing room once the session has started and instructions have been given. They must be rescheduled for a make-up session. For the FCAT/FCAT 2.0 Retake, “walk in” or unregistered students are not to be admitted to a test session. They may only be assigned to a waiting list.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES FOR IMPLEMENTING TESTING PROGRAMS AT SCHOOL SITES

School administrators, teachers, and other school staff shall all be made aware of their professional obligations with regard to testing programs. The roles and responsibilities of the principal, school assessment coordinator, technology coordinator, test administrator, and proctor in the implementation of assessment programs are described below.

Principal

The principal is responsible for ensuring that tests are administered in accordance with professional test administration procedures, as outlined in the administration manuals,

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program guides, and training materials provided by the test publishers, the state, and/or the district, and for ensuring that any violations of test administration and/or security procedures are reported appropriately and in a timely manner. The principal designates a school assessment coordinator and ensures that the school assessment coordinator attends all mandatory district training sessions and follows established procedures. Although the principal may delegate the coordination of specific testing programs to the school assessment coordinator or another designee, the ultimate responsibility for maintaining the integrity of the test administration rests with the principal. The principal must submit a School Procedural Checklist (FM-6927) (Attachment B) at the conclusion of each testing program, to certify that the test administration was conducted in accordance with the district’s established guidelines and procedures.

School Assessment Coordinator

The school assessment coordinator is responsible for organizing and monitoring testing programs at the school level in accordance with the procedures outlined for each program. Primary responsibilities include: attending district training sessions; planning and implementing test administrations; training test administrators and proctors; arranging for testing locations; verifying receipt of test materials; organizing, and distributing materials to the test administrators; maintaining the security of test materials in the schools; supervising test administration; maintaining all required records and documentation; returning test materials for scoring; and maintaining the confidentiality of student test records.

Technology Coordinator

The technology coordinator is responsible for assisting the school assessment coordinator in the implementation of the computer-based test administration. Primary responsibilities include: ensuring that all computers meet the minimum system requirements; downloading and installing test content on a proctor cache computer; assisting test administration staff during the administration sessions to assist with any technical difficulties that may develop; monitoring system usage during the administration; and completing the Technology Coordinator Checklist as stated in the Spring 2012 Computer-Based Test Administration Manual (Appendix E of the CBT Manual). At the conclusion of testing, the technology coordinator must purge test content from the proctor caching computer(s).

Test Administrator

The test administrator is responsible for directing and conducting student testing sessions, as specified in the test administration manuals and training packets. Primary responsibilities include: attending required training sessions; establishing appropriate conditions in the testing room; distributing and returning student test materials; accounting for all assigned materials; strictly adhering to test scripts and directions; actively monitoring students during the testing session; and following security procedures to ensure a standard administration. Only certificated administrative and

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instructional employees (e.g., teachers, counselors, media specialists) who have received appropriate training for a particular test may serve as test administrators.

Proctor

The proctor is responsible for actively monitoring the testing session and for assisting the test administrator in managing the session and maintaining test security. Administrative, instructional, non-instructional, and paraprofessional employees who have received appropriate training for a particular test may serve as proctors. However, non-certificated employees may only assist in distributing and collecting student test materials under the direct supervision of a certificated test administrator, and may not administer the test, read test scripts, or have sole responsibility for the test materials. In addition, parents or other community volunteers who are trained in proctoring and test security may serve as test proctors, but proctors who are not employees may not handle any test materials or be left alone with students or test materials at any time. Note that proctors may not be assigned to proctor in a family member’s classroom or at the same grade level as the family member.

Relief Staff

Relief staff who may serve in classrooms in the temporary absence of the regular test administrator or proctor must meet all of the requirements specified for the applicable role, and must have received appropriate training related to test administration and test security procedures.

ASSIGNMENT AND TRAINING OF TEST ADMINISTRATORS AND PROCTORS

Who may serve as test administrators? Certified instructional staff (e.g., teachers, counselors, media specialists) who have received appropriate training related to procedures for the FCAT/FCAT 2.0 administration and the test security procedures may serve as test administrators.

Who may serve as proctors? Instructional, non-instructional, and paraprofessional employees who have received appropriate training related to procedures for proctoring the FCAT/FCAT 2.0 administration and the test security procedures may serve as proctors. For paper-based test administrations, proctors are required to assist in classrooms with 31 students or more. However, for computer-based tests (CBT) the ratio of student per adult is smaller (i.e. 25 students / 1 test administrator).

Required Ratio for FCAT/FCAT 2.0 AdministrationsRatio*

Paper-based 1:30Computer-Based 1:25*Adult (proctor or test administrator) to student ratio.

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Use of Non-School Personnel as Proctors

Non-school system personnel may be used to assist test administrators during test administration. However, they may not participate in any of the test administration procedures.

• Non-school system personnel may not handle or distribute secure test materials;• Non-school system personnel may not hand-grid student answer documents; and• Non-school system personnel may not answer student questions.

Non-school system personnel may be used only as an “extra set of eyes” to assist test administrators in monitoring test administration and to assist in maintaining an atmosphere that provides students with optimal testing conditions. Parents may not be placed in rooms in which members of their families are being tested. Volunteers and tutors who work with specific students must not be placed in rooms in which students with whom they work are being tested. M-DCPS students may not serve as classroom volunteers in any capacity during testing. Volunteers must sign the Volunteer Responsibilities While Assisting with the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT/FCAT 2.0) and Security Agreement (Attachment C) and the FCAT/FCAT 2.0 Administration and Security Agreement (Appendix C of the FCAT/FCAT 2.0 WRMS Manuals and Appendix E of the CBT Manual).

All test administrators and proctors must be informed of their duties and all applicable security procedures and policies. The attached document, Test Administrators’ Responsibilities: Maintaining Test Security Before, During, and After the FCAT/FCAT 2.0 (Attachment D) is provided for use in training test administrators and proctors in maintaining test security.

DISTRICT MONITORING OF FCAT/FCAT 2.0 ADMINISTRATIONS

In order to ensure that the FCAT/FCAT 2.0 WRMS and Retake is administered in accordance with the required procedures regarding uniformity and security, district staff will visit randomly selected school sites on test and/or make up dates, as well as during the time period in which materials are stored at the schools.

Activities to be monitored include: the storage location of testing materials; procedures used to distribute/collect materials to and from test administrators and students; procedures used to admit students to testing rooms; and adherence to directions for administering the FCAT/FCAT 2.0 assessments.

The person assigned to monitor your school will need to speak to the school assessment coordinator, may sit in on a testing session, and will also have to be shown different areas of your school to make observations. These activities will not interfere with your school’s testing schedule.

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GENERATING STUDENT LISTS

For the Spring 2012 FCAT/FCAT 2.0 Retake test administration, schools will need to generate a final list of eligible students. The FCAT/FCAT 2.0 pass / fail flags are available in Download Manager to identify students that are eligible to participate in the Spring 2012 FCAT/FCAT 2.0 Retake administration. Note, current grade 11 students that were first time grade 10 students during the 2010-11 school year and did not earn a passing score, must participate in the FCAT 2.0 Reading Retake computer-based version; accommodated paper forms are available when documented on the student’s IEP. All other eligible Retake students in grades 12-13 or in adult education centers, will participate in the Spring 2012 FCAT Reading SSS Retake paper-based version (computer-based is optional as a school-wide choice). The FCAT Mathematics Retake is a computer-based test only; accommodated forms are available as documented on the student’s IEP. Please note that Grade 9 students who entered in 2009-10 school year will be the last cohort to be required to pass the Grade 10 FCAT Mathematics graduation test.

Please note that a Control D report will be generated for senior high schools and alternative centers based on the PreID file to help school assessment coordinators identify the appropriate Retake assessment for each student. This report will not be available for adult education centers, where student lists will be created based on student registration.

PREPARING ANSWER DOCUMENTS AND PREIDENTIFIED STUDENT LABELS

Please note: students using paper test documents should not be listed as taking a CBT in PearsonAccess. Schools will receive pre-identified student labels for use on the Spring 2012 FCAT/FCAT 2.0 WRMS and Retake paper-based test documents. A Pre-ID Roster, which lists the students for whom a Pre-ID label is provided, will be included in each school’s shipment. The Pre-ID Roster should be verified against a school-generated list of eligible students.

Pre-identified (PreID) student labels will be provided for students who were enrolled at the school as of December 2, 2011, for the FCAT Writing. Please note that there will be two sets of PreID labels for the FCAT 2.0 RMS and Retake administrations. Wave 1 PreID labels will be based on student information as of January 6, 2012 and wave 2 will PreID labels include updated student information as of February 24, 2012. Students new to the school after December 2, 2011 for the FCAT Writing, and after February 24, 2012 for the FCAT/FCAT 2.0 RMS and Retake, must be hand-gridded according to the directions in the test administration manuals.

FCAT/FCAT 2.0 test answer booklets for all students testing at adult education centers will need to be hand-gridded according to the directions in the test administration manual.

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SCHEDULING STUDENTS INTO CBT TEST SESSIONS

For the computer-based (CBT) administrations, all eligible schools, except Adult education centers, will have pre-identified student information available online for students that were enrolled at the school as of February 24, 2012. Verify the information on the computer against your lists generated from the student information database. If the Student Name or Student Florida ID Number is incorrect in PearsonAccess, student(s) must be deleted and re-entered with the correct information.

Schools should add any new students who enrolled after February 24, 2012, and are eligible based on the students to be tested requirements for each assessment. Students may be added to the PearsonAccess site according to directions in the 2012 FCAT/FCAT 2.0 Reading, Mathematics, Science and Retake Computer-Based Test Administration Manual (operational site only).

Adult education centers must manually add students who are eligible to be tested and may use the M-DCPS FCAT/FCAT 2.0 Retake and End-of-Course (EOC) Registration Form (Attachment A) to collect student registration information. Students must be added to the PearsonAccess operational site only, according to directions in the Spring 2012 Reading, Mathematics, Science, and Retake Computer-Based Test Administration Manual.

PREPARING CBT TEST SESIONS AND PRINTING STUDENT AUTHORIZATION TICKETS

Computer-based testing (CBT) activities including scheduling students in test sessions will be managed on PearsonAccess after March 2, 2012 once the PreID file has been uploaded. Student information was uploaded to PearsonAccess based on updated student data as of February 24, 2012. Any student enrollment changes after February 24, 2012 must be added and/or deleted to PearsonAccess.

School assessment coordinators will view and verify student information using the online session rosters for CBT administrations. In addition, school assessment coordinators must create test sessions in PearsonAccess and maintain a list of all test sessions to provide to the technology coordinator. The technology coordinator must cache test content for all test sessions and ensure that Proctor Caching is running for these sessions prior to the first day of testing.

School assessment coordinators will print Student Authorization Tickets (see sample Attachment E) for every student which will enable the student to log into a test. Each authorization ticket is a secure test document which contains the TestNav URL, the student’s unique Login ID, and a test code (password). The school assessment coordinator must also print Session Rosters (see Attachment E) (list of students tested in the same test session) which may be used to collect the required administration information. The tickets and rosters are secure documents and must be placed in a secure limited access location.

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In addition, seal codes (Attachment E) will be generated in PearsonAccess for the FCAT 2.0 Reading computer-based tests only (FCAT 2.0 Reading Retake and Grades 6 and 10 Reading tests given on TestNav). A seal code is a unique four-digit number assigned to all students in a session, used to allow students to access Session 2 on day 2. School assessment coordinators will print the seal codes for each Reading test session. The seal codes are secure documents and must be placed in a secure limited access location. Note that all students in a test session will have the same seal code. Additionally, If a student is reassigned to a different session for the second day of testing, the new session’s seal code must be used.

Please note that accommodated CBT forms of the FCAT 2.0 Reading tests in TestHear will not require a seal code to have access to Session 2.

SPECIAL PROGRAM STUDENTS

Students from the Special Programs (Florida Home Education Program (13/9998), (McKay Scholarship Program (13/3518), (Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program (97/9999), (Florida Virtual School Program (Full-Time Middle School (71/0300) and (High School (71/0400), (Florida Virtual Academy (50/7079), (Miami-Dade Online Academy (13/7001), and (Hospital/Homebound (13/9732) will test at their assigned school for the Spring 2012 FCAT/FCAT 2.0 WRMS and Retake administrations, as eligible. Special Program students eligible for the Spring 2012 FCAT/FCAT 2.0 WRMS and Retake CBT assessments will be set up in PearsonAccess by District staff. Student Authorization Tickets and Seal Codes will be sent via Falcon Shipping Inc. to principals at the schools where these students will test. Please note that Student Authorization Tickets and Seal Codes are secure documents and must be kept in locked, limited access location as with any secure test documents.

School assessment coordinators will assign a testing room and distribute the provided Student Authorization Tickets and seal codes (if applicable) to the registered Special Program students. Students will use the provided ticket with the unique Login ID and test code (password) to log into TestNav from their assigned school.

Please note if a special program student is disconnected from the computer-based test session during the test administration and needs to be resumed, the school assessment coordinator must contact the District at 305-995-3660. Please have the student’s first and last name, program name, and grade level for District staff to resume the student’s test session.

REQUESTING ADDITIONAL TEST MATERIALS

Elementary, middle, K-8 centers, senior high schools, and alternative education centers will be receiving allocations of Spring 2012 FCAT/FCAT 2.0 WRMS and Retake materials based on the number of students enrolled at the school as of December 2, 2011, for the FCAT Writing; and January 6, 2012, for the FCAT/FCAT 2.0 RMS and Retake.

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Falcon Shipping Inc. will deliver test materials to elementary, middle, K-8 centers, senior high schools, and alternative education centers from February 13 – 21, 2012, for FCAT Writing; and March 19 – April 4, 2012, for FCAT/FCAT 2.0 RMS and Retake materials. Schools will need to make arrangements to receive and securely store these materials. If any additional materials are needed, school assessment coordinators must contact the Test Distribution Center (TDC), at 305-995-3743.

Adult education centers must contact TDC, at 305-995-3743, on or before Friday, March 30, 2012, to report the number of FCAT/FCAT 2.0 Retake test materials needed. These materials will be available for pick-up at TDC at 13135 SW 26 Street, Miami, Florida, on Friday, or Monday, March 30 or April 2, 2012, between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.

MATERIALS PROCEDURES

School assessment coordinators are to follow all materials handling procedures specified in the Test Administration Manuals to ensure that the security of the test content is maintained. In addition, procedures specific to Miami-Dade County Public Schools are set forth below.

When the FCAT/FCAT 2.0 WRMS and Retake test materials are received, immediately verify the counts and sequence numbers of materials received against the Spring 2012 FCAT/FCAT 2.0 Administration Record/Security Checklists (available online at www.PearsonAccess.com/fl, using school’s unique username and password) and packing list.

Call Student Assessment and Educational Testing (SAET) at 305-995-7520 immediately, if there are any irregularities or discrepancies in your shipments or if you need additional materials.

Shrink-wrapped packages of secure materials may be opened no sooner than three (3) days prior to the FCAT Writing and FCAT/FCAT 2.0 Retake; and no sooner than six (6) days prior to the FCAT/FCAT 2.0 RMS scheduled testing date for each subtest, NO EARLIER.

Only the school test coordinator and persons designated by the school site administrators may prepare test materials. All handling, including affixing of labels and hand-gridding, must be done in a limited-access area, supervised at all times. Students are not permitted to assist in this process or to handle test materials before or after testing.

All test materials, including Student Authorization Tickets, Florida Computer-based Testing Work Folders, Reading Passage Booklets, approved four-function calculators, reference sheets, rulers, and seal codes must be placed in locked storage immediately and remain there until the test date.

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Secure test materials must be stored in a locked location with strictly limited access (3 or fewer keys). Strict accounting of the keys to the secure location must be maintained; limited to the principal, assistant principal, and/or school assessment coordinator. No master key should open the storage area.

The use of seating charts or recording of specific seat assignments is now required for paper-based and computer-based testing in all rooms, including make-up sessions. A sample seating chart is provided as Attachment F.

FCAT/FCAT 2.0 MATERIALS RETURN TO THE TEST DISTRIBUTION CENTER

The “Friendly Reminders” (Attachment H) provides a quick reference guide for packing and returning your FCAT/FCAT 2.0 WRMS and Retake test materials. School assessment coordinators are encouraged to review this document to assist with the process of packing and returning of materials.

For the Spring 2012 FCAT Writing test administration, schools are to hand deliver all test materials, including Special Documents (Large Print, Braille, and One-item-per-page) to TDC, by 3:30 pm on the scheduled dates.

For the Spring 2012 FCAT/FCAT 2.0 Retake test administration, high schools and alternative education centers are to hand deliver only “To Be Scored” test materials, including Special Documents (Large Print, Braille, and One-item-per-page) and VI calculators to TDC by 3:30 p.m. on the scheduled return dates. In addition, Adult Education Centers must return all FCAT/FCAT 2.0 Retake materials, including Special Documents (Large Print, Braille, and One-item-per-page) and approved four-function calculators to TDC by 3:30 p.m. on the scheduled return dates.

For the Spring 2012 FCAT/FCAT 2.0 RMS test administration, schools are to hand deliver only “To Be Scored” test materials, including Special Documents (Large Print, Braille, and One-item-per-page) and VI calculators to TDC by 3:30 P.M. on scheduled return dates. NO EXCEPTIONS.

A pick-up of “NOT TO BE SCORED” (yellow-labeled boxes) FCAT/FCAT 2.0 RMS and Retake test materials and District Assessment Coordinator Only Box from school sites is scheduled for May 7 – 15, 2012 via Falcon Shipping Inc.

CBT Materials Return

Any used and unused Reading Passage Booklets must be returned with the “Not To Be Scored” test materials (yellow-labeled boxes). The Session Rosters and Florida Computer-Based Testing Work Folders (used and unused) will be returned in the District Assessment Coordinator Only Box.

The Student Authorization Tickets will remain at the schools for one calendar school year.

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STATE AND DISTRICT REQUIRED FORMS

The following district and state forms must be completed. Keep copies of each at your school site for a minimum of one calendar year after the test results have been released.

The Administration Record / Security Checklist (sample provided, Appendix C in FCAT/FCAT 2.0 WRMS Manuals) must be used to capture all required administration information and maintain a list of the number of documents and range of security numbers assigned to each test administrator for every day of testing. The Spring 2012 FCAT/FCAT 2.0 Administration Record / Security Checklist will be available in Excel format from www.PearsonAccess.com/fl. A separate checklist is provided for each administration (FCAT Writing; FCAT/FCAT 2.0 Retake; and FCAT 2.0 RMS). The test administrator must sign for receipt of the test materials when issued; the school assessment coordinators must sign for receipt of materials upon their return after testing.

The Session Rosters must be used to capture all required administration information for the CBT administrations. The Session Rosters are available in www.PearsonAccess.com/fl once test sessions have been created.

The FCAT/FCAT 2.0 Administration and Security Agreement (Appendix C in FCAT/FCAT 2.0 WRMS Manuals and Appendix E in CBT Manual) must be read and signed by district and school staff certifying that test administration and security procedures will be followed as outlined in the Florida Test Security Statute and Rule. A separate form is provided for each administration (FCAT Writing; FCAT/FCAT 2.0 Retake; and FCAT 2.0 RMS).

The Security Log Agreement (Appendix C in FCAT/FCAT 2.0 WRMS Manuals and Appendix E in CBT Manual) must be completed during testing by personnel (test administrators, proctors, relief staff, etc.) assigned to monitor a testing room for any length of time.

Attendance rosters, seating charts, and test group codes define groups tested together and help to maintain a record of student room assignments. Test group codes must be used for all grades 3 and above for the Spring 2012 FCAT/ FCAT 2.0 WRMS and Retake test administrations. Additionally, the use of seating charts or recording of specific seat assignments is required for all testing rooms. A sample seating chart is provided as Attachment F.

M-DCPS Spring 2012 Accounting for All FCAT/FCAT 2.0 Secure Documents (Attachment G) is a district form designed to help schools keep track of secure test documents and ensure that no materials inadvertently remain behind at the school. This form will be useful in responding to missing materials reports generated by the test vendor. A separate form is provided for each administration (FCAT Writing; FCAT/FCAT 2.0 Retake; and FCAT 2.0 RMS).

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After the conclusion of the test administration, the school assessment coordinator and principal must complete the Miami-Dade County Public Schools School Procedural Checklist (FM-6927) (Attachment B), certifying that the test administration was supervised by the school principal in accordance with the District’s established guidelines and procedures. A separate form must be completed for each administration (FCAT Writing; FCAT/FCAT 2.0 Retake; and FCAT 2.0 RMS).

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MIAMI-DADE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLSFCAT/FCAT 2.0 RETAKE AND EOC REGISTRATION FORM

Administration: FCAT/FCAT 2.0 RETAKE END-OF-COURSE (Computer-based)_______FCAT READING (____Paper-based _______Computer-based) _______ALGEBRA 1_______FCAT 2.0 READING (Computer-based) _______GEOMETRY_______FCAT MATHEMATICS (Computer-based) _______BIOLOGY 1

STEP 1: STUDENT DETAILS

1. Florida Student ID# ISIS Student ID # ( if applicable)

2. Student Last Name (All caps) Phone# ( _____ ) ______ - ________

4. Student Middle Initial (Cap)

5. Adult Center (Test Center) ____________________________________________________________Adult Center # _____________

STEP 2: TEST REGISTRATION DETAILS

1. Administration: _______/_______ Month/Year

2. Date of Birth ________/_______/___________(MM/DD/YYYY)

3. Ethnicity: Hispanic / Spanish Origin (a person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race (check one) : _____Yes ______No

4. Race (check Yes or No for each option) _____Yes _____No American Indian/Alaskan Native _____Yes _____No Asian _____ Yes _____No Black or African American _____ Yes _____No Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander _____ Yes _____No White

5. Gender _____ Male _____ Female

6. Grade (check one) _____10 _____11 _____12 ____13th Yr. ____ADULT

7. Are you a first time test taker? _____ Yes _____ No

Picture identification must be provided by the student at the time of registration AND on the day of testing as follows:

Check one: ____ Florida Driver’s License Number ____Photo attached to this form ____Other (specify)

___________________________ _____________ ____________________________________Student Signature at Registration Date Counselor or School Assessment Coordinator

___________________________ _____________ ____________________________________Student Signature at Entrance to Reading Session Date Counselor or School Assessment Coordinator

___________________________ ` _____________ ____________________________________Student Signature at Entrance to Mathematics Session Date Counselor or School Assessment Coordinator*ePat Practice Tests are available at www.FLAssessments.com/ePat. FM-7276 (08-11)

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Individuals other than regularly enrolled students who intend to take the EOC assessment and who have a diagnosed disability may also be entitled to certain test modifications. Have you been diagnosed or are you aware of having a physical or learning disability”? ____ Yes _____ NoIf you answer yes, you need to submit to your test center an official document that records the disability. For further information, please contact your guidance counselor.If the applicant does not inform the center about the disability at the time of registration, the test center will NOT be required to provide accommodations on the test day.

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ATTACHMENT B


SCHOOL PROCEDURAL CHECKLIST

2012 FCAT WRITING TESTING PROGRAM

Documentation that the 2012 FCAT WRITING at each school was supervised by the principal in accordance with the guidelines and procedures established by Miami-Dade County Public School district is required. This form must be completed by the school principal and the School Assessment Coordinator; include the original completed form in the District Assessment Coordinator Only box and retain a copy at the school for one year following administration. If any item was marked “No”, a written report of any exceptions to the procedures below must be attached to this checklist when submitted.

We certify that, to our knowledge, all guidelines and procedures outlined in the 2011-2012 FCAT WRITING Program Guide / Test Administration Manual for computer-based and / or paper-based administrations have been strictly adhered to at this school, and that each of the following specific processes have taken place as prescribed; as noted below:

Yes No

___ ___ All 2012 FCAT WRITING testing materials were received and counted, and any discrepancies were reported and reconciled with the Test Distribution Center prior to the test administration. After reconciliations, if any, our school had sufficient quantities of 2012 FCAT WRITING materials to conduct testing.

___ ___ Prior to the test administration, all staff involved in the 2012 FCAT WRITING administration were trained on appropriate test administration and security procedures. The Test Security Guidelines / Procedures were reviewed with all persons administering or having access to test items and / or content of paper-based and / or computer-based tests, either in a faculty meeting, a grade group or department meeting, or individually, if absent from scheduled group meetings.

___ ___ The 2012 FCAT WRITING was administered following the explicit directions stated in the appropriate test administration manual to assure test standardization (computer-based testing, paper-based testing, testing with accommodations).

___ ___ Following testing, all test materials were accounted for according to the guidelines in the 2011-2012 FCAT WRITING manual. Any missing materials were reported, by telephone and in writing, to Student Assessment and Educational Testing.

N/A N/A Following computer-based testing, all content was purged from the Proctor Caching computer(s) according to the guidelines in the _____________________________ manual.

___ ___ All “To Be Scored” documents were delivered to their prescribed destination on the designated date(s).

___ ___ All “Not To Be Scored” materials have been boxed and stored in a secure, access-restricted area. These materials will remain in locked storage until pickup by the contracted carrier or delivery to the Test Distribution Center, according to the program guidelines.

___________________________________ _____________________________Principal’s Signature Date

___________________________________ _____________________________School Assessment Coordinator’s Signature Date

__________________________________ _____________________________School Name School Number

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ATTACHMENT B (continued)



SPRING 2012 FCAT/FCAT 2.0 RETAKE TESTING PROGRAM

Documentation that the SPRING 2012 FCAT/FCAT 2.0 RETAKE at each school was supervised by the principal in accordance with the guidelines and procedures established by Miami-Dade County Public School district is required. This form must be completed by the school principal and the School Assessment Coordinator; include the original completed form in the District Assessment Coordinator Only box and retain a copy at the school for one year following administration. If any item was marked “No”, a written report of any exceptions to the procedures below must be attached to this checklist when submitted.

We certify that, to our knowledge, all guidelines and procedures outlined in the 2012 FCAT/FCAT 2.0 CBT Program Guide / Test Administration Manual for computer-based and / or paper-based administrations have been strictly adhered to at this school, and that each of the following specific processes have taken place as prescribed; as noted below:

Yes No

___ ___ All SPRING 2012 FCAT/FCAT 2.0 RETAKE testing materials were received and counted, and any discrepancies were reported and reconciled with the Test Distribution Center prior to the test administration. After reconciliations, if any, our school had sufficient quantities of SPRING 2012 FCAT/FCAT 2.0 RETAKE materials to conduct testing.

___ ___ Prior to the test administration, all staff involved in the SPRING 2012 FCAT/FCAT 2.0 RETAKE administration were trained on appropriate test administration and security procedures. The Test Security Guidelines / Procedures were reviewed with all persons administering or having access to test items and / or content of paper-based and / or computer-based tests, either in a faculty meeting, a grade group or department meeting, or individually, if absent from scheduled group meetings.

___ ___ The SPRING 2012 FCAT/FCAT 2.0 RETAKE was administered following the explicit directions stated in the appropriate test administration manual to assure test standardization (computer-based testing, paper-based testing, testing with accommodations).

___ ___ Following testing, all test materials were accounted for according to the guidelines in the 2012 FCAT/FCAT 2.0 CBT manual. Any missing materials were reported, by telephone and in writing, to Student Assessment and Educational Testing.

___ ___ Following computer-based testing, all content was purged from the Proctor Caching computer(s) according to the guidelines in the 2012 FCAT/FCAT 2.0 CBT manual.






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ATTACHMENT B (continued)



SPRING 2012 FCAT 2.0 Reading, Mathematics, and Science (RMS) TESTING PROGRAM

Documentation that the SPRING 2012 FCAT 2.0 RMS at each school was supervised by the principal in accordance with the guidelines and procedures established by Miami-Dade County Public School district is required. This form must be completed by the school principal and the School Assessment Coordinator; include the original completed form in the District Assessment Coordinator Only box and retain a copy at the school for one year following administration. If any item was marked “No”, a written report of any exceptions to the procedures below must be attached to this checklist when submitted.

We certify that, to our knowledge, all guidelines and procedures outlined in the 2012 FCAT 2.0 RMS Program Guide / Test Administration Manual for computer-based and / or paper-based administrations have been strictly adhered to at this school, and that each of the following specific processes have taken place as prescribed; as noted below:

Yes No

___ ___ All SPRING 2012 FCAT 2.0 RMS testing materials were received and counted, and any discrepancies were reported and reconciled with the Test Distribution Center prior to the test administration. After reconciliations, if any, our school had sufficient quantities of SPRING 2012 FCAT 2.0 RMS materials to conduct testing.

___ ___ Prior to the test administration, all staff involved in the SPRING 2012 FCAT 2.0 RMS administration were trained on appropriate test administration and security procedures. The Test Security Guidelines / Procedures were reviewed with all persons administering or having access to test items and / or content of paper-based and / or computer-based tests, either in a faculty meeting, a grade group or department meeting, or individually, if absent from scheduled group meetings.

___ ___ The SPRING 2012 FCAT 2.0 RMS was administered following the explicit directions stated in the appropriate test administration manual to assure test standardization (computer-based testing, paper-based testing, testing with accommodations).

___ ___ Following testing, all test materials were accounted for according to the guidelines in the Spring 2012 FCAT 2.0 RMS manual. Any missing materials were reported, by telephone and in writing, to Student Assessment and Educational Testing.

___ ___ Following computer-based testing, all content was purged from the Proctor Caching computer(s) according to the guidelines in the Spring 2012 FCAT 2.0 RMS manual.






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ATTACHMENT CVOLUNTEER RESPONSIBILITIES WHILE ASSISTING WITH THE

FLORIDA COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT TEST (FCAT/FCAT 2.0) AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

Florida Test Security Statute 1008.24 states that it is unlawful for anyone knowingly or willingly to violate test security rules adopted by the State Board of Education for mandatory tests administered by or through the State Board of Education. The rules are as follows:

Do not give examinees access to test questions prior to testing;

Do not copy, reproduce, or use in any manner inconsistent with test security rules all or any portion of any secure test book;

Do not read, look at, or review any test content (passages, test items, mathematics problems, etc.);

Do not coach examinees during testing or alter or interfere with examinees’ responses in any way;

Follow all procedures specified in the test administration manuals; and

Do not participate in, direct, aid, counsel, assist in, or encourage any of the acts prohibited in this statute.

Any person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000 or imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or both.

The district superintendent of schools shall cooperate with the Commissioner of Education in any investigation concerning the administration of a test administered pursuant to state statute or rule.

Non-school system personnel may be used to assist test administrators during test administration. However, they may not participate in any of the test administration procedures.

• Non-school system personnel may not handle or distribute secure test materials.• Non-school system personnel may not hand-grid student answer documents.• Non-school system personnel may not answer student questions. • Non-school system personnel may not be placed in rooms in which members of their families are being

tested. • Non-school system personnel who work with specific students must not be placed in rooms in which

students with whom they work are being tested. • M-DCPS students may not serve as classroom volunteers in any capacity during testing.

Non-school system personnel may be used only as an “extra set of eyes” to assist test administrators in monitoring test administration and to assist in maintaining an atmosphere that provides students with optimal testing conditions. Prior to testing, all volunteers must be informed of their duties and the appropriate test security procedures for monitoring the test sessions. Volunteers must also be informed of the test security laws and rules prohibiting any activities that may threaten the integrity of the test. Parents may not be placed in rooms in which members of their families are being tested.

I have read the information contained in this form and agree to abide by the provisions involving test security for the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT/FCAT 2.0) and Florida End-of-Course (EOC) Assessments.

____________________________________________ ___________Volunteer’s Signature Date

____________________________________________Name Printed

____________________________________________ __________________________Principal (or Designee’s) Signature School Name/School Number

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ATTACHMENT D

TEST ADMINISTRATORS’ RESPONSIBILITIESMAINTAINING TEST SECURITY BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTER THE FCAT/FCAT 2.0

This material does not cover every aspect of the FCAT/FCAT 2.0 administration. Rather, it highlights procedures to be followed in order to maintain test security during a testing session. Persons serving as test administrators or proctors for the FCAT/FCAT 2.0 assessment must attend a training session conducted at their school or center and must review the appropriate FCAT/FCAT 2.0 Test Administration Manual and the District’s Standards, Guidelines, and Procedures for Test Administration and Test Security. Test irregularities must be reported immediately to a school administrator.

Preparing for the Assessment

1. Test administrators and proctors must be familiar with the test security procedures and administration directions prior to the actual test administration. Each test administrator must be provided with a test manual containing the security procedures, the administration directions, and the script to be read to students. Test administrators must use the manual to administer the test.

2. Test administrators and/or proctors must not have access to the test booklets until the day of testing.

3. For paper-based administrations, there must be one adult (test administrator) for every 30 students. Note for computer-based tests (CBT) the ratio of student per adult is smaller (i.e. 25 students / 1 test administrator).

4. Test administrators must not look at or review any test content (i.e., prompt, passages, test items, mathematics problems, etc.) before, during, or after the test session.

5. The test booklet must not be opened or the seal broken (if seal is present) before testing begins.

6. All classroom materials that might provide clues to students (e.g., maps, math formulas, word walls, multiplication charts) must be removed from the test room, or covered, prior to testing.

7. Test materials must be readily available, inventoried, and organized for easy test administration. Test administrators must ensure that they have sufficient materials to test their assigned students.

8. Seating should be adequately arranged and spaced to discourage cheating. The use of seating charts to plan and record student seat assignments is required. All seating charts must indicate the front and back of the room, as well as the direction the students are facing.

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9. For a CBT test session, ensure that all software applications, including Internet browsers, are closed on all student workstations before the test session begins.

*Students should be discouraged from bringing any materials into the classroom other than pencils and erasers. All materials must be placed under the students’ desks during testing. Specifically, possession of all electronic devices, including telephones, pagers, electronic translators, organizers, etc., is a cause for invalidation. Any such devices must be turned off and stored out of “arm’s reach” during testing. Approved four-function calculators are the only devices students may use during the test. The test administrators, proctors, and school staff must also turn off and put away all electronic devices.

Conducting the Assessment

10. Test administrators and/or proctors must have a roster of students assigned to their room for the test administration. Test administrators and/or proctors must not admit students into the testing room unless their names are on the roster of students for that room. The test administrator or proctor will check unfamiliar student photo identification (e.g., driver's license or school identification) as students enter and exit the testing room.

11. The test administrator will take roll on each day of testing by writing the date tested next to each student's name or by placing a check mark under the appropriate date and subtest column on the student roster. The school assessment coordinator at your school will have instructed you on the use of the roster at your training session.

12. For paper-based testing, the test administrator will ensure that students read and sign the Student Pledge prior to testing. Students taking a computer-based test must read and check a box indicating that they agree to adhere to the pledge.

13. For paper-based testing, the test administrator and/or proctor will assign a test booklet and/or test and answer booklet number to each student and check off each student's name on the roster as he/she is given a test booklet, and will record the assigned booklet number for documents with security numbers.

14. Students are to be allowed access to test booklets (test questions) only during the actual administration of the test. Please be reminded that under no circumstances are students to be permitted to handle any test materials before or after the test administration. Students are not permitted to assist in carrying or distributing any test materials.

15. All testing materials including paper test booklets, Florida Computer-Based Testing Work Folders, Reading Passage Booklets, Student Authorization Tickets, Planning Sheets and approved four-function calculators, must be handed to, and

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collected from, each student individually. No test materials may be handed out in groups or passed along from student to student.

16. All testing materials, including approved four-function calculators, should be secured immediately, out of reach of students. Do not leave test booklets, planning sheets, Student Authorization Tickets, and Session Rosters, on top of a desk or table or anywhere that is accessible to students (even if test administrators and/or proctors are in the room).

17. Test administrators must read the appropriate script for administering the FCAT/ FCAT 2.0 as it is presented in the appropriate test administration manual. There are a number of different scripts. Spring 2012 Writing, script is presented in the 2011-2012 FCAT Writing Test

Administration Manual. Spring 2012 Reading and Mathematics Retake (regular print paper-based for

accommodations and / or for schools administering FCAT Reading Retake paper-based version), scripts are presented in the Spring 2012 FCAT 2.0 Reading, Mathematics, and Science Test Administration Manual.

Spring 2012 Reading and Mathematics Retake Practice Test (ePat), and Grade 6 and 10 FCAT 2.0 Reading Practice Tests (ePat), scripts is presented in the Spring 2012 Reading and Mathematics Retake, Grades 6 and 10 Reading Computer-Based Test Administration Manual.

Spring 2012 Reading and Mathematics Retake CBT, and Grades 6 and 10 FCAT 2.0 Reading CBT, scripts are presented in the Spring 2012 Reading and Mathematics Retake, Grades 6 and 10 Reading Computer-Based Test Administration Manual.

The TestHear accommodated CBT forms, scripts are presented in the Spring 2012 Reading and Mathematics Retake, Grades 6 and 10 Reading Computer-Based Test Administration Manual.

Spring 2012 FCAT 2.0 RMS, script is presented in the Spring 2012 FCAT 2.0 Reading, Mathematics, and Science Test Administration Manual.

18. For all subjects, the FLDOE requires a test group code. The school assessment coordinators must create and assign test group codes. Test administrators must ensure that students mark the appropriate class test group code on the test document (paper-based) or enter the test group code after the “Welcome” screen (CBT), as directed.

Security measures implemented for Computer-Based Testing parallel those for paper-based administration. Test Administrators and/or proctors must actively monitor the testing session.

19. Computer labs must be set up to ensure that students cannot view the monitors of other students’ workstations. Visual barriers may be used to prevent incidental viewing.

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20. The test administrator and/or proctor must verify the identification of unfamiliar students when distributing Student Authorization Tickets.

21. Student Authorization Tickets and Session Rosters are secure test documents, and must be kept in locked, limited access location.

22. During test sessions, unused tickets must be secured (i.e., not left on a desk, podium within reach of students).

23. Procedures must be implemented to contact the school assessment coordinator during a session in case a student is disconnected from the session and must be resumed.

24.If test administrators are given access to PearsonAccess to resume test sessions, an

additional proctor should be assigned to the testing room.

25. If a student must be excused for a short break, it permissible to turn off the monitor so that the screen cannot be viewed, rather than exiting the test session.

26. Remember, the FCAT/FCAT 2.0 is a secure test. Neither test administrators nor proctors may read the items in the test booklets before, during, or after the test administrations. The content of the test is not to be reviewed or discussed with students, staff, parents, or community members at any time before, during, or after the test.

27. The test items may not be copied or retained in any way for future use. Students are not to be questioned or “debriefed” on test content or test items at any time, nor may any test items or test content be reviewed with students after the test.

28. Students may not go back to a section of the FCAT/FCAT 2.0 which they have completed. Once a subtest concludes, a student cannot return to complete any blank items or change answers. However, students are encouraged to review items within the current session until they “submit” their responses, when finished, or at the end of the time allotted.

29. Students must not be assisted in using the PearsonAccess tools or answering test questions by anyone, including persons administering or proctoring the test.

30. Students are NOT permitted to use notes, electronic devices, or any other materials during the assessment. However, ELL students should have access to a heritage-language-to-English dictionary (no definitions); according to the guidelines set forth in Appendix A of the Test Administration Manual. Proctors should check these books to ensure that there are no notes or other materials inside them.

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31. Each ESE student must be provided with the appropriate and allowable accommodations delineated in his/her IEP. Only those accommodations delineated for each student may be provided for that student.

32. The test administrators and/or proctors are required to walk around the room and maintain their attention on the students to prevent cheating and to ensure that students are working in the correct section.

In the event of a cheating invalidation, the test administrator and/or proctor is required to report the incident immediately to the school assessment coordinator and the school administration and to document the incident thoroughly.

33. If a student needs to leave the room during a paper-based test session, all testing materials including approved four-function calculators must be collected by the test administrator and/or proctor and held until the student returns.

34. At no time should the students in the testing room be left unsupervised during the assessment (i.e., while students have test booklets in their possession).

35. If there is an extended break during a paper-based test session (such as a lunch break), collect all test materials individually from each student. All test booklets (used and unused) must be accounted for and, if the test administrator and/or proctor is unable to remain in the room with the materials, returned to locked storage until testing resumes.

36. If there is an extended break during a CBT test session (such as a lunch break), students must exit the TestNav system by clicking the X or the red circle in the top corner of the screen and clicking Yes, exit the test, then clicking Yes once more. If the student exits the system, he or she must be authorized to resume testing. Students MUST NOT submit their responses for a break, or the test session cannot be resumed.

37. If an extended break, such as lunch, occurs for either paper-based or computer-based testing sessions, students must be closely monitored during the break to ensure that the content of the test is not discussed.

38. If students are moved to a different location during testing, a new seating chart must be created and maintained for this location.

Concluding the Assessment

39. At the conclusion of testing, all test materials are to be collected from each student individually.

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40. For paper-based administrations, the test administrator should make sure the student's name appears on the test-and-answer booklet / folder and that the correct booklet number has been recorded for that student. The student name must be identical to the one on his/her student ID. At this time, the test administrator must verify that the student has completed the student name, school name, district name, and test group code as specified in the test script, and that the accommodation, demographic, or “DNS” bubbles have not been filled out inappropriately. Any errors or discrepancies must be reported to the school assessment coordinator at the time the materials are returned after testing.

41. The test administrator should also verify that students have signed their Student Pledge.

42. Used test and answer booklets / folders collected from students must not be placed where they are accessible to the other students still remaining in the room.

43. The test administrator should verify that students have signed their Student Authorization Tickets and individually collect any Florida Computer-Based Testing Work Folders, Student Authorization Tickets, planning sheets, approved four-function calculators, and reference sheets.

44. Make sure that each computer displays the desktop. Assist any students who needs help submitting the test.

45. At the conclusion of a CBT test session, verify that each student has properly completed the test by checking his or her computer screen before the student leaves the room.

46. As soon as the last student has completed the assessment or when time is up, the test administrator should account for all the testing materials FCAT/FCAT 2.0 test booklets/ folders, planning sheets, Reading Passage Booklets, Florida Computer-Based Testing Work Folders, Student Authorization Tickets, approved four-function calculators, and reference sheets, that were assigned to him/her for that test session. Any discrepancies must be reported to the school assessment coordinator immediately.

47. No student should be permitted to leave the testing room until it has been verified and documented that all his/her testing materials (Test booklets and / or answer booklets/ folders, planning sheet, and approved four-function calculator, as applicable) have been returned to the test administrator. Administrators must verify that each student returned each type of secure testing document on the Administration Record / Security Checklist and/or Session Roster by checking the appropriate fields. This may be done by crossing or checking off each student's name from a student list or roster as the test materials are collected.

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48. Ensure that all accommodations actually used by each student are included in your required administration information. These accommodations will be added to the student profiles in the computer or recorded on the student grid sheet.

49. Test administrators must record any absences or test invalidations and report them to the school assessment coordinator at the time the materials are returned. In the case of test invalidations, the test administrator must verify that the “DNS” bubble for that test session is completed appropriately.

50. All test materials must be returned to secure storage immediately after the conclusion of testing. Students must not assist school staff in carrying or transporting testing materials to and from the test room.

Please be reminded that, even after the conclusion of the assessment, the security of the test items and content must be maintained. Any review of test questions, test content, or test answers, whether after the test day or after the end of the testing window, is prohibited. Such actions compromise the security of the test content and are considered to be a violation of testing standards.

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ATTACHMENT E

STUDENT AUTHORIZATION TICKET

SESSION ROSTER

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ATTACHMENT E (continued)

SEAL CODE (FCAT 2.0 READING RETAKE AND GRADES 6 & 10 READING ONLY)

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ATTACHMENT F

Sample Seating Chart

School _______________________ Location_______ Test___________________

Teacher __________________________ Proctor __________________________

Test Group Code __________ Room # ________ Date _____________ Time_______

Session Name (CBT only) ________________________________

FRONT OF THE ROOM

BACK OF THE ROOM Student Assessment and Educational Testing

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ATTACHMENT G

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLSSPRING 2012 FCAT WRITING

ACCOUNTING FOR ALL SECURE DOCUMENTS

School Name: __________________________________

School Number: ________________________

This form was designed to help schools keep track of test documents and ensure that no materials inadvertently remain behind at the school. Please complete the following steps to account for the return of all documents.

1. Enter the number of documents reported to the Assessment Department as being missing, lost, or destroyed, if applicable.

2. Enter the number of documents returned in the TO BE SCORED shipment.3. Enter the number of documents returned in the NOT TO BE SCORED shipment.4. Enter the sum of columns 1 through 3.5. Enter the total number of documents indicated on packing lists, (including additional orders). 6. Indicate with your initials if the number of documents entered in columns 4 and 5 agree.

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2+

3+

4=

5 6Verification

Grade Level Item

Description# Reported

missing, lost, or destroyed

# Returned in the

“To Be Scored” shipment

# Returned in the “Not To Be

Scored” shipment

Sum of columns

1 through 3

Total indicated on packing lists

(include additional

orders)

Initial here to indicate that columns 4

and 5 agree

4 Writing SSS Folder



Place this completed original form in the District Assessment Coordinator Only box. Retain a copy for your records.

_________________________________ ___________________________Name of person completing form (Print) Title

________________________________ _____________Signature Date

ATTACHMENT G (continued)

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MIAMI-DADE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLSSPRING 2012 FCAT/FCAT 2.0 RMS AND RETAKEACCOUNTING FOR ALL SECURE DOCUMENTS

This form was designed to help schools keep track of test materials with security numbers and ensure that no test materials inadvertently remain behind at the school. Please complete the following steps on the attached table to account for the return of all FCAT RMS and Retake documents.

1. Enter the number of documents reported to Student Assessment and Educational Testing as being missing, lost, or destroyed, if applicable.

2. Enter the number of documents returned in the TO BE SCORED shipment. To obtain this information use your copies of the Document Count Form for your school and other programs, if applicable, (e.g., Virtual School Program, Florida Home Education Program, McKay Scholarship Program, Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program, Miami-Dade Online Academy, and Hospital/ Homebound Program).

3. Enter the number of documents returned in the NOT TO BE SCORED shipment.

4. Enter the sum of columns 1 through 3.

5. Enter the total number of documents indicated on packing lists, including additional orders.

6. Initial to verify that the numbers of documents entered in columns 4 and 5 agree.

7. Place the completed original form in the District Assessment Coordinator Only box and retain a copy for your records.

Note: This form is intended to be used for documenting test materials with security numbers.

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School Name: __________________________________________

School Number: _____________________

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5 6Verification

Grade Level

Item DescriptionRMS

# Reported missing, lost, or

destroyed

# Returned “To Be

Scored”

# Returned “Not To Be

Scored”

Sum of columns

1 through 3

Total indicated on

packing lists

Columns 4 and 5 agree

3 Reading Test/Answer Book

3 Mathematics Test/Answer Book

4 Reading Test/Answer Book

4 MathematicsTest/Answer Book

5 Reading Test Book

N/A

5 Mathematics Test/Answer Book

5 Science Test Book

N/A

6 Reading Test Book(paper-based accommodation only)

N/A

6 Mathematics Test Book

N/A

7 Reading/Mathematics Test Book

N/A

8 Reading/Mathematics Test Book

N/A

8 Science Test Book

N/A

9 Reading Test Book

N/A

10 Reading Test Book(paper-based accommodation only)

N/A

Retake Reading SSS Retake Test/Answer Book(paper-based test or paper-based accommodation)

Retake Mathematics SSS Retake Test/Answer Book(paper-based accommodation only)

Retake Reading NGSSS Retake Test/Answer Book(paper-based accommodation only)

Place the completed original form in the District Assessment Coordinator Only box. Retain a copy for your records.

___________________________ _________________ ___________ __________ Name of person completing form (Print) Signature Title Date

ATTACHMENT H

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“FRIENDLY REMINDER”FROM THE TEST DISTRIBUTION CENTER (TDC)

2012 FCAT WRITING TEST MATERIALS RETURN

Schools must hand deliver ALL of the 2012 FCAT Writing test materials to the Test Distribution Center (TDC), as follows:

Friday or Monday, March 2 or 5, 2012 Return dates for all Middle Schools, Senior High Schools and Alternative Centers.

Tuesday or Wednesday, March 6 or 7, 2012 Return dates for all Elementary Schools and K-8 Centers.

RED LABELS (To Be Scored) Florida Virtual Academy, Florida Virtual Full-Time Middle School, and Florida Virtual Full-Time High School writing

folders. Please refer to the 2011-2012 FCAT Writing Test Administration Manual (TAM), and use table on pages 3 and 55, to correctly identify the different programs.

Miami-Dade Online Academy, Home Education, McKay, FTC Scholarship, and Hospital/Homebound writing folders. Please refer to the 2011-2012 FCAT Writing Test Administration Manual (TAM), and use table on page 6, to correctly identify the different programs.

Your school’s writing folders.

Complete one Document Count Form for each program and grade level, if applicable; place it under the paper band on top of the writing folders of the first stack labeled 1 of n, for the specific program and grade level.

Note: Place invalidated writing folders on top of the TO BE SCORED writing folders, under the Document Count Form. Reasons for invalidations are listed in the TAM, pages 16-17.

YELLOW LABELS (Not To Be Scored) All unused writing folders (preidentified and non-preidentified). Defective writing folders with the DNS bubble gridded.

WHITE LABELS Special Documents (Large Print, Braille, and One-Item-Per-Page)

All Special Documents received (used and unused). Refer to the 2011-2012 FCAT Writing Test Administration Manual (TAM) packaging diagram, page 83.

Complete one Document Count Form for each student, and place it inside the student’s Special Document Return Envelope. TAM, pages 51 and 79-83.

DISTRICT ASSESSMENT COORDINATOR ONLY BOX All Planning Sheets (used with signed student pledge, and unused). Original Administration Record/Security Checklist or school’s developed form with all the required

administration information, (TAM, pages 15 and 109, sample provided). Original Security Logs, (TAM, page 105, sample provided). Original Seating Charts, (TAM, page 19 and FCAT/FCAT 2.0 Training Packet, Attachment F). Original Accounting for All Secure Documents, (FCAT/FCAT 2.0 Training Packet, Attachment G). Original School Procedural Checklist (FM-6927), (FCAT/FCAT 2.0 Training Packet, Attachment B).

Note: Please retain copies of all of the above documents for your records for one year.

Write “District Assessment Coordinator Only” on this box and number the box 1 of 1. Do not place a colored label on the box or pack any writing folders. This box will be retained for our records at TDC.

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ATTACHMENT H (continued)“FRIENDLY REMINDER”

FROM THE TEST DISTRIBUTION CENTER (TDC)2012 FCAT/FCAT 2.0 RETAKE AND RMS TEST MATERIALS RETURN

“TO BE SCORED”.

PEACH LABELS (Retakes and Grades 9 – 10)

Home Education, McKay, FTC Scholarship, Florida Virtual Full-Time High School (71-0400), Miami-Dade Online Academy, and Hospital/Homebound Programs: Grades 9-10 and Retake answer documents.

Your school: Grades 9-10 and Retake paper-based answer documents, including any invalidated

tests.

BLUE LABELS (Grade 3) Home Education, McKay, FTC Scholarship, Florida Virtual Academy (50-7079), Miami-Dade

Online Academy, and Hospital/Homebound Programs: Grade 3 answer documents only.

Your school: Grade 3 answer documents, including any invalidated tests.

RED LABELS (Grades 4 – 8)

Home Education, McKay, FTC Scholarship, Florida Virtual Academy (50-7079), Florida Virtual Full-Time Middle School (71-0300), Miami-Dade Online Academy, and Hospital/Homebound Programs: Grades 4-8 answer documents.

Your school: Grades 4-8 answer documents, including any invalidated tests.

Note: Place invalidated test documents on top of the “TO BE SCORED” documents, under the Document Count Form. Reasons for invalidations are listed in the Spring 2012 RMS Test Administration Manual (TAM), pages 20-21, and 243.

Place the completed Document Count Form under the paper band, of the first stack labeled 1 of n, of corresponding answer documents. A separate form must be completed for each grade level and document type. Do not copy blank document count forms. It is vital that all information on this form be accurate.

WHITE LABELS Special Documents (Large Print, Braille, and One-Item-Per-Page)

Special Documents “TO BE SCORED ONLY” . Refer to the RMS TAM, packaging diagram on page 299.

Complete one Document Count Form for each student per document type, and place it inside the student’s first Special Document Return Envelope.

Pack talking calculators separately from Special Documents materials and return on the scheduled dates.ATTACHMENT H (continued)

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“FRIENDLY REMINDER” FROM THE TEST DISTRIBUTION CENTER (TDC)

2012 FCAT/FCAT 2.0 RETAKE AND RMS TEST MATERIALS RETURN

“TO BE SCORED”

Schools must hand deliver all “TO BE SCORED” test materials to the Test Distribution Center (TDC) before 3:30 p.m., as follows:

COLOR LABEL BOXES

(Total the number of boxes per color label)SCHOOL RETURN DATES

(No exceptions)

PEACH – Grades 9 – 10 and Retakes (paper-based tests)

Special Documents for students in these grade levels must also be returned.______________________________________

BLUE – Grade 3 ONLY*

*No other materials will be accepted due to space availability.

Special Documents for students in Grade 3 must also be returned.______________________________________

RED – Grades 4 – 8

______________________________________

WHITE –“TO BE SCORED ONLY”*Special Documents (Large Print, Braille, and One-Item-Per-Page)

*Please note that new this year RMS and Retakes “TO BE SCORED” and “NOT TO BE SCORED” Special Documents need to be packed and returned separately.

Pack talking calculators separately from Special Documents test materials and place in the manila envelope provided by TDC.

Senior High Schools:

Monday - Wednesday, April 23 - 25, 2012

______________________________________

Elementary Schools and K – 8 Centers:

Monday - Wednesday, April 23 - 25, 2012

______________________________________

Elementary Schools, K – 8 Centers and Middle Schools (Grades 4 – 8):

Monday - Wednesday, April 30 - May 2, 2012

______________________________________

For the return of Special Documents, please follow the aforementioned school return dates.

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ATTACHMENT H (continued)

“FRIENDLY REMINDER” FROM THE TEST DISTRIBUTION CENTER (TDC)

2012 FCAT/FCAT 2.0 RETAKE AND RMS TEST MATERIALS RETURN

“NOT TO BE SCORED”

YELLOW LABELS

Test books (used and unused). Reading Passage Booklets, if applicable. Unused answer documents (preidentified and non-preidentified). Defective documents with all DNS bubbles gridded. SPECIAL DOCUMENTS (Large Print, Braille, and One-Item-Per-Page). Please note that new this

year Special Documents need to be packed and returned separately. “TO BE SCORED” (white label) and “NOT TO BE SCORED” (yellow label).

DISTRICT ASSESSMENT COORDINATOR ONLY BOX

Original Administration Record/Security Checklists or school’s developed form with all the required information, (RMS TAM pages 239 and 321, sample provided).

Session Rosters (Computer-based testing only) Florida Computer Based Testing Work Folders (used and unused) (Computer-based testing only). Reference sheets and Periodic Table of the Elements (used and unused). Original Security Logs, (RMS TAM pages 25 and 319, sample provided). Original Seating Charts, (RMS TAM pages 24 and FCAT/FCAT 2.0 Training Packet, Attachment

F). Original Accounting for All Secure Documents (FCAT/FCAT 2.0 Training Packet, Attachment G). Original School Procedural Checklist (FM-6927), (FCAT/FCAT 2.0 Training Packet, Attachment B).

Note: Please retain copies of all of the above documents for your records for one year.

Write “District Assessment Coordinator Only” on this box and number the box 1 of 1. Do not place a colored label on the box or pack any test materials. This box will be retained for our records at TDC.

Falcon Shipping Inc. will pick-up “NOT TO BE SCORED” materials and “District Assessment Coordinator Only Box” from schools, as follows:

Yellow Label (Include within this total the number of “NOT TO BE SCORED” Special Document yellow boxes)

District Assessment Coordinator Only Box

May 7 – 15, 2012

Please note that approved four-function calculators remain at the school site, except for talking calculators.

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TESTING CONTACT INFORMATION

ASSESSMENT, RESEARCH, AND DATA ANALYSIS (ARDA)

Ms. Gisela Feild, Administrative Director

STUDENT ASSESSMENT AND EDUCATIONAL TESTING (SAET)

1450 NE 2nd Avenue, Suite 208Miami, FL 33132

Office Hours: 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.Telephone Number: 305-995-7520

Fax Number: 305-995-7522

Procedural Questions:

Dr. Sally A. Shay, District [email protected]

Ms. Maria C. Bruguera, Director [email protected]

Ms. Mara Ugando, Staff [email protected]

TEST DISTRIBUTION CENTER (TDC)

13135 S.W. 26 StreetMiami, FL 33175

Center Hours: 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.Telephone Number: 305-995-3743

Fax Number: 305-995-3963

Testing Materials/Delivery/Return:

Ms. Magaly Hernandez, Supervisor [email protected]

Ms. Maria Vargas, Administrative Assistant [email protected]

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES (ITS)

Infrastructure and System Support:

Mr. Javier Perez, Executive [email protected]: 305-995-3331

Mr. Roly Avila, [email protected]

Telephone Number: 305-995-3334

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